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I used the web in 1993, in the fall, with mosaic, and grey backgrounds. On a 286. With windows 3.1, and 16 colors. So that makes it 20 years. (dangit!) Anyway
by chris_mahan 13y ago
I used the web in 1993, in the fall, with mosaic, and grey backgrounds. On a 286. With windows 3.1, and 16 colors.
So that makes it 20 years. (dangit!)
Anyway, I think javascript made a mess of it. The point of the web was to link documents. JS makes links obsolete, as they now are relegated to JS-app entry points.
before I get too much in the weeds, I'm gonna go read the article.
- zachrose 13y agoShouldn't calling something "obsolete" mean it's no longer compatible or practical? Links work! They will always work!
- cgrand-net 13y agoThe problem is not that JS is worst than links or forms. It's the most potent hypermedia technique (code-on-demand) but it lays behind the Turing horizon: you can't statically determine what it's doing.