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Because the datastructure being manipulated is the "decentralized" feature here.

And to manipulate a datastructure you need software.

I am intrigued by your comment and your expectation about"decentralized", though.

And now I am curious: What were you expecting ?

I was expecting a standalone html file that could be run by clicking on it, or, due to that "same origin" b_llsh*t [1], at least served using any generic http server, not one which has to be specially configured and installed.

[1] I know the security reasons behind this, I just find the hassle to be a counter-logical irksome, and insecure in most cases, hack.

I suspect you didn't read my reply, because if you did you'd recognize that [1] is simply not true.

The only considerations here are simplifying the programming model. AFAICT, nothing in this demo needs a dedicated node server, it just simplifies the explanation.

Odds are though that if you're going to need your own personal centralization of some sort if there is any concept of user privilege in your system.

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