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In the 90s I had to wait for every webpage to load, every time. In the early 00s, it got a little faster, but still, a lot of waiting. Yet, somehow, the web w
by simbolit 3y ago
In the 90s I had to wait for every webpage to load, every time.
In the early 00s, it got a little faster, but still, a lot of waiting.
Yet, somehow, the web was a much more pleasant experience.
- thih9 3y agoTo be fair, 2000s had flash, full page reloads and IE, which I didn’t enjoy. No objection about early 2010s though — less flash, just enough ajax, firefox usage at an all time high at ~30%, and higher than chrome. Coincidentally in 2015 Google removed “don’t be evil” from their motto[1]. [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_evil https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_evil
- barryrandall 3y agoMaybe adding 20k lines of JavaScript to every page just to hide page refreshes wasn't such a great idea?
- endemic 3y agoThe users expect it! Superior developer experience! Don't question the dogma!
- encom 3y agoI too miss the days of the WWW being document oriented.
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- _xivi 3y agoYou can visit old pages/forums with today connection speed. No visible loading, no cookie banner. The website just load instantly, almost as fast as the default page, especially with an ad blocker. It never fail to put a smile on my face.