Here’s a really in depth interview with CreativeJS regular Mr.doob about open source, inspiration and the future. I found his thoughts on WebGL particularly interesting.
I think the future is bright for WebGL. The real issue the technology has is bad drivers… Eventually you’ll make sure that your next computer or device supports WebGL and that’s something ATI, Nvidia and friends want to be part of.
… and on Microsoft’s resistance to supporting it :
I think Microsoft are shooting themselves in the foot. Being opposed to a open standard while not even have an alternative doesn’t sound like a clever move to me.
Check out the full interview with Mr.doob on the Canonical Design blog.