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Re:Ask HN: Is web programming a series of hacks on hacks? by kowdermeister on Monday September 12, 2016 @10:03AM (#12479730)
> Yes, even web programming was better 10 years ago

You are not serious :) Don't you remember IE5/6? Loads if inconsistent implementations and flash that supposed to fix all pain?

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Re:Ask HN: Is web programming a series of hacks on hacks? by meshko on Monday September 12, 2016 @12:25PM (#12481055)
I'm saying there was hope. I remember 2005. IE was getting better. Chrome/Firefox/Opera were close enough, once I got one of them working i barely had to do anything. So it was essentially targeting 2 platforms (IE and non-IE) and hoping IE would get fixed. Today that problem is largely solved, but we have created an unmanageable lasagna of complexity in the process.
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