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JavaScript broke the web (and called it progress) - Jono Alderson (www.jonoalderson.com)
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[-] xangadix@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, I've read exactly the same article 15 years ago, but back then it was Flash that "broke the web".

[-] capuccino@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

and we got rid of it.

[-] xangadix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

And the web has gotten shittier everyday Since

[-] Oisteink@feddit.nl 8 points 2 weeks ago

Flash never got in the way the same like js. My main take from the whole piece is how it has changed the way websites are developed, to match that of traditional software development. Like the need to deploy to change some text in the footer of our website

[-] xangadix@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Ow my dear, you never used flash did you? We didn't even have 'deploys' back then, we needed to re-upload the entire container file, to change some text in the footer

[-] Oisteink@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago

No - I never coded complete websites in flash. But if I did my «upload of the whole container» would have been my deployment

[-] xangadix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

You are correct, but missing the point.

[-] Oisteink@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago

Nah. im right on target, but thanks for the great insights

[-] xangadix@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Why did you think I put 'deploy' in quote then?

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