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Growing Up, Getting Serious

Growing Up, Getting Serious

A talk about the Web of the next ten years. About moving beyond the browser, and into everything around us. About new interfaces, no interfaces, realities virtual and augmented. And about taking responsibility for systems that provide life, and death.
Given at Render Conf, March 2017.

Peter Gasston

March 31, 2017
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  1. I. Goodbye Browser II. Interface on Demand III. The Physical

    Web IV. Computers with Eyes V. Why It Matters @stopsatgreen
  2. “We are the last generation to know what ‘a browser’

    is.” — Kenneth Auchenberg @stopsatgreen
  3. “The wall between ‘native’ and the Web is falling, and

    developers will be able to seamlessly use the same libraries in both contexts.” — Dan Callahan @stopsatgreen
  4. “As WebAssembly evolves, you’ll be able to use it with

    languages often used for mobile apps, like Java, Swift, and C#.” — David Bryant @stopsatgreen
  5. Facebook is the biggest mobile browser @stopsatgreen 48% 48% 34%

    62% iOS Android Browser Facebook WebView
  6. “In a way, Facebook made the browser wars irrelevant by

    essentially itself becoming the browser.” — Ben Basche @stopsatgreen
  7. “The Verge’s brand has to connect with audiences that may

    never actually see it on the open web at all.” — Nilay Patel @stopsatgreen
  8. “The app only appears in a particular context when necessary

    and in the format most convenient for the user.” — Matt Hartman @stopsatgreen
  9. 60 40 20 0 Messages sent per day (billions) Messenger

    + WhatsApp SMS 60 20 @stopsatgreen People love messaging
  10. “Think of it as a better version of a browser,

    where you’re signed in and payment-enabled for every site you visit.” — Connie Chan @stopsatgreen
  11. 2014 5 2015 2016 Voice-first device footprint (millions) 10 15

    20 25 30 2017 Devices (millions) 32 0.5 2.5 9 Voice-first devices becoming popular
  12. “By 2020, 30% of web browsing sessions will be done

    without a screen.” — Gartner @stopsatgreen
  13. “QR codes are everywhere in public spaces in China, both

    as pixelated portals to the digital world and as identity verification.” — Christina Xu @stopsatgreen
  14. “We believe that the camera screen will be the starting

    point for most products on smartphones.” — Snap IPO @stopsatgreen
  15. “We’re going from computers with cameras, that take photos, to

    computers with eyes, that can see.” — Benedict Evans @stopsatgreen
  16. “In the context of AR, equating the browser to web

    is not only inaccurate but limiting.” — Saranyan Vigraham @stopsatgreen
  17. “When AR hits tipping point it'll be nothing less than

    the internet merging with reality.” — JP LeBreton @stopsatgreen
  18. “I don’t define ‘the web’ as websites alone, but rather

    as any user experience that’s delivered across multiple channels and devices.” — Dries Buytaert @stopsatgreen
  19. “What if everything was powered by ‘the Web’, but you

    never saw a browser?” — Paul Kinlan @stopsatgreen
  20. AMP Instant Articles Notifications Messaging WebViews App WebViews Apple News

    VR Wubbles (ugh) PWAs Browser Mini Programs Voice UI AR / MR
  21. “The main reason I care about the Web is because

    it’s the world’s biggest software platform that isn’t owned.” — David Herman @stopsatgreen
  22. “When AR hits tipping point it'll be nothing less than

    the internet merging with reality. It's imperative that open platforms win that space.” — JP LeBreton @stopsatgreen
  23. “This phone was more important than my soul.” “This phone

    was more important than my soul.” — Unknown refugee @stopsatgreen