How web technologies evolved and went wrong • 12 articles
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Analyzes how search engines and social media failed as discovery mechanisms. From SEO manipulation to algorithmic feeds, explains why RSS and direct subscriptions are resurging as users reclaim control.
Traces the journey from single-server monoliths to globally distributed microservices. Questions whether the complexity of modern scaling solutions delivers proportional value compared to simpler approaches.
Journey from hardcoded values to 12-factor app configuration. Explores how environment management became complex and why simpler solutions often suffice.
Evolution from SOAP/XML to REST to GraphQL and beyond. Questions whether each new API paradigm solves real problems or just creates new complexity layers.
Documents the browser wars from Netscape vs IE to modern evergreen browsers. Explores how corporate interests shaped web standards and the failed promise of technologies like VRML, Java applets, and Flash.
From FTP uploads to CI/CD pipelines and GitOps. Examines whether infrastructure-as-code delivers on its promises or adds unnecessary abstraction.
Chronicles the evolution from HTTP polling hacks to WebSockets and Server-Sent Events. Reveals how real-time features became expected rather than exceptional, and why SSE often beats complex WebSocket implementations.
Maps the transformation from manual QA to AI-powered testing suites. Examines how monitoring evolved from server logs to distributed tracing and why simpler solutions often work better.
Historical perspective on VB's attempt at web development. Lessons from Microsoft's failed bridge between desktop and web paradigms.
Chronicles the painful journey through character encoding wars and locale nightmares. Shows how modern frameworks finally made multilingual apps manageable after decades of UTF-8 battles.
From CGI scripts parsing raw POST data to reactive form libraries with automatic validation. Traces how form handling became more complex yet somehow less secure.
Chronicles the journey from flat files to NoSQL and back to PostgreSQL. Questions whether database diversity improved or complicated development.
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