The Evolution of Web Apps 1992-2024

Just because there's a new way to do something doesn't mean the old way doesn't work. In this video, we'll look at the history of web apps, from static HTML, to server-side rendering, applets, plugins, XMLHttpRequest, AJAX, single page apps, web assembly: where did all these patterns come from? What fundamental innovations made them possible? And perhaps most important, how many of them are still relevant in 2024?