In 2013, Canonical was trying to raise funds for the release of the Ubuntu Edge smartphone . A feature of the product was to be the ability to transform a smartphone into a full-fledged PC. Alas, it was not possible to collect the necessary amount, so the dream of creating a universal device remained a dream.

For my part, I have long been looking for versatility on the part of software, not hardware. Today I can confidently say that I have found the necessary combination: Git and JavaScript.

Earlier, I have already described both the advantages of browser applications using the example of the nCKOB static site generator , and the advantages of replacing the next server from API to Git for communicating with the outside world using the example of the GitBudget spending accounting application . After the release of GitBudget, I spent the rest of 2020 on a system that allows you to create browser applications right in the browser. I named this system GitJS.

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Git on the new system is used to:

• long-term data storage outside the device;
• communication with the outside world;
• delivery of the application to the device via HTTP.

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The previously mentioned nCKOB will become a GitJS application this year, allowing you to create static sites without leaving your browser. Let's see what happens.

PS: The first image is the painting "Bayan", written by Viktor Vasnetsov in 1910.