I thought I read somewhere that Gears was always a stopgap until HTML5 got off the ground.

A lot of blogs are reporting that google is dumping gears for HTML5. That is really strong language considering most browsers don't support HTML5 so it will be a few years before Google stops its work on Gears.

Hell I've got a VM with IE6. Not because I want to but because there are a few stragglers out there that can't or won't update their browser.

Learning more about Google Gears was always on my to do list, I guess I can cross it off now.

That's the thing about having a todo list that's the right length. By not getting around to it, you can avoid wasting lots of time with stuff that comes and goes in a flash. I remember someone told me I should learn about CORBA 10+ years ago. I'm glad I didn't get around to it.

Brilliant!

No one gets everything done that could be done.

The difference between winners and losers is knowing what to leave undone.

Or being just the right kind of lazy so that time decides it for you.

Browsers that do not support HTML5 were not obsolete in one day.

But aren't you getting excited about the web development you'll able to do in 6-8 years?