how did we go from this to nextjs?

vaylian · 2026-02-26T10:47:11 1772102831

There's a difference between document-based web sites like this one and web applications. The potential for web applications has mostly emerged as a side effect of the introduction of JavaScript. Back then, JavaScript was supposed to only add minor enhancements to web sites.

ptx · 2026-02-26T12:58:01 1772110681

Well... Right here on the the very first website Tim Berners-Lee talks about how to build interactive web applications (here called "gateways"), albeit server-side rather than client-side: https://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/FAQ/Server.html

bblb · 2026-02-26T05:08:44 1772082524

Money. Ruins everything. And also enables. So it's a win/lose situation.

flipped · 2026-02-26T08:55:33 1772096133

More than money, it's the curse of going mainstream.