- Read https://twitter.com/aboodman/status/1524158481204342784
- This was a great thread about Storage on the web and how much of a game changer it is, but it missed a couple of points. Adoption is not because developers don't care, it's because UA have not solved their need.
- Lack of consistency across browsers - which browser have what storage and for how long.
- It's not persistent persistently :D the browser can evict it whenever it wants.
- Actually I could swear Safari will drop it after 7 days of no usage.
- Actual persistent persistence is gated behind arbitrary user gestures like a bookmark
- Persistent storage
- How high is the level of site engagement? Has the site been installed or bookmarked? Has the site been granted permission to show notifications?... What??? Seriously??
- I can't rely on this... (is what developers say)
- Browser vendors are hesitant of super-cookies (rightly)
- See Storage for the web
- This was a great thread about Storage on the web and how much of a game changer it is, but it missed a couple of points. Adoption is not because developers don't care, it's because UA have not solved their need.
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