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It used to be, if you wanted to do anything with a bit of hardware like a TV you needed to go deep. Maybe not assembly (but it helps), but at least some mix of C/C++ to render guides, overlays and whatnot.

But not anymore. Panel manufacturers have caught on to the fact that a TV is just a monitor, and a Smart TV is simply a monitor with a PC strapped to the back. And once you’ve crossed that threshold, it’s amazing what’s possible. Not least because most of it is driven by HTML.

Yup, tak ethat plain old tag-soup, mix it with a few stylsheets and a JS-bridge to a C API, and you’ve got all you need. I’m talking from the ground up. Menus, guides, overlays. HTML.

It’s pretty amazing we’ve come this far.