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Re:Because It's Not Fun Enough: why languages fail by oblio on Monday August 10, 2026 @10:19AM (#49244064)
Gmail was the original AJAX woah! JavaScript application.
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Re:Because It's Not Fun Enough: why languages fail by WalterSlovotsky on Monday August 10, 2026 @11:24AM (#49244928)
Somewhat ironic, since AJAX was originally created by Microsoft to implement the Outlook web client.
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Re:Because It's Not Fun Enough: why languages fail by oblio on Monday August 10, 2026 @11:49AM (#49245242)
Microsoft was early and late to lots of things. They dominated early smartphones, too.
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