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This page is a topical index of WDH posts. There is also a
chronological timeline, if you prefer that approach.

WWW Beginnings

  * 1990: Programming the World Wide Web
  * 1991: Tim Berners-Lee Tries to Convert the Hypertext Faithful
  * 1992: The Web vs Gopher, and the First External Browsers
  * 1993: Mosaic Launches and the Web is Set Free

Server-Side

  * 1993: CGI Scripts and Early Server-Side Web Programming
  * 1994: How Perl Became the Foundation of Yahoo
  * 1995: PHP Quietly Launches as a CGI Scripts Toolset
  * 1995: Apache and Microsoft IIS Shake Up the Web Server Market
  * 1995: MySQL Arrives, Completing the LAMP Stack

Client-Side

  * 1995: The Birth of JavaScript
  * 1996: JavaScript Annoyances and Meeting the DOM
  * 1996: Flash and CSS Bring Design to the Web
  * 1997: JavaScript Grows Up and Developers Push the Boundaries
  * 1997: The Year of DHTML

Browser Wars 1

  * 1996: Netscape Lays the Groundwork For Web Applications
  * 1996: Microsoft Activates the Internet With ActiveX & JScript
  * 1997: Netscape Crossware vs the Windows Web
  * 1998: Open Season with Mozilla, W3C's DOM, and WaSP
  * 1999: The Fall of Netscape and the Rise of Mozilla

Pre-History

  * 1968: The Mother of All Demos
  * 1969: Building the oN-Line System
  * The Time I Met Bill English

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  * 1992: The Web vs Gopher, and the First External Browsers
  * 1991: Tim Berners-Lee Tries to Convert the Hypertext Faithful
  * 1990: Programming the World Wide Web
  * 1999: The Fall of Netscape and the Rise of Mozilla
  * 1996: Flash and CSS Bring Design to the Web
  * 1995: MySQL Arrives, Completing the LAMP Stack
  * 1995: Apache and Microsoft IIS Shake Up the Web Server Market

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