Ask HN: Will famo.us survive native browser optimizations?

[heck0045]

Will the gap between famo.us' calculate-the-CSS-transform-and-apply-directly-to-the-element in order to circumvent the browser's native ability be a viable option once the browsers themselves optimize their engines? WILL they optimize their engines? Am I understanding the value of famo.us correctly?

[argonaut]

How long do you think that's going to take, though? It's probably going to take years and years. It's going to be inconsistent. Different browsers will implement things differently. The standards committee will mess something up as usual. And that's just the implementation. Then you have to wait 3 more years for adoption to catch up.