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Re:What people in tech had to say about JavaScript when it d... by technion on Monday February 24, 2020 @06:40PM (#22409584)
Back when I first played with Javascript I don't think anyone even used the name. Tutorials were all about "DHTML", where you were building "Dynamic HTML" by writing Javascript to move items around.
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Re:What people in tech had to say about JavaScript when it d... by geerlingguy on Monday February 24, 2020 @07:00PM (#22409690)
It seemed like 99% of the Javascript I found was little hacks to have some string of text move around with your cursor, or to make the status bar scroll some text.
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Re:What people in tech had to say about JavaScript when it d... by wyclif on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:07AM (#22412841)
I remember those times. Things like DHTML clocks.
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