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History of Web Programming (2014) ~ Observational Hazard
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It's Appy August!
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| | This month we're exploring languages that can be used to build apps - ABAP, CoffeeScript, Dart, Delphi, Elm, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Objective-C, PHP, PureScript, ReasonML, Swift and TypeScript.
| | www.hanselman.com
JavaScript is Assembly Language for the Web: Sematic Markup is Dead! Clean vs. Machine-coded HTML - Scott Hanselman's Blog
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| | UPDATE: Some folks think that saying 'JavaScript is Assembly Language for the ...
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On the Rise, Decline, and Persistence of Web Technologies
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| | The web is (arguably) the only tech platform that has been continuously transformed and evolved at a global scale over the last 30 years. How was this possible? What can we learn from the past technical mistakes and successes? Over the years, I have witnesses the emergence of various web technologies. Some were revolutionary, while others didn't pass the test of time. In this article, I dive into the evolution of web technologies from the 1990s to the present. My focus is on the engineering paradigms that marked inflection points in web's history. Those who don't know tech history are doomed to repeat past engineering mistakes.
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What is Rust and why is it so popular? - Stack Overflow
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| [AI summary] An in-depth look at why the Rust programming language is gaining popularity, focusing on its static typing, memory safety, and performance advantages over C, C++, and managed languages.