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I had a book on DHTML in the late 90s long before ajax was a thing. It simply meant scripting the DOM. The MS version did have some fancy transition filters too
by jahewson 3y ago
I had a book on DHTML in the late 90s long before ajax was a thing. It simply meant scripting the DOM. The MS version did have some fancy transition filters too.
- smrtinsert 3y agoYep spa weren't even a possibility back then
- dbt00 3y agoThey were. Microsoft Outlook Web Access was exactly that, it's why Microsoft invented XHR. Google Maps later got a lot of credit for kicking off "Ajax", but OWA laid the groundwork.
- eyelidlessness 3y agoWhile we’re narrowing actuallys, it was Gmail that got the credit. And somewhat relevant to the article, I believe that was Google’s first major showcase of the Java-based GWT.