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Browser Display Issues

  Q: What is the problem with display of information in the browsers and what technologies like react and flutter are not good at? Is CSS reaching its limits in terms of its ability to style? Will there be anything that is better at specifying transitions etc? This is a very thoughtful systems-level question. Let’s break it into parts: What are the fundamental problems with information display in browsers? What are React and Flutter not good at? Is CSS reaching its limits? Will something better replace or extend it? 1️⃣ Core Problems with Display in Browsers A. The Web Rendering Model Is 30 Years Old Browsers still fundamentally use: HTML → DOM tree CSS → Styling rules Layout engine → Box model Paint → Composite → GPU This model was designed for documents , not complex applications. So problems arise when we use it for: Real-time dashboards Design tools (like Figma) Video editors Large interactive systems B. Layout Is Expensive CSS layout is: Global Constraint-based Often ref...