The browser is the new operating system. In 2011, WebGL first let developers render computations directly to the device’s GPU via the browser. OpenGL’s Shading Language (GLSL) isn’t easy to work with, but better abstractions were developed over time (like Three.js).
WebGPU and the New OS
With this and every program getting a webassembly versión, we seem to be moving towards the web === desktop.