Let's Web Dev Like It's 1999

Embark on a nostalgic journey through web development history in this entertaining 28-minute conference talk from CSSconf EU 2019. Explore the stark differences between modern web development practices and those of the late 1990s, including hit counters, frames for navigation, and manual FTP updates. Discover the evolution of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript while cringing and laughing at outdated design elements like blink tags and scrolling marquees. Learn about early web layouts, the challenges of CSS implementation, and the primitive development tools available two decades ago. Gain perspective on how far web technology has come and appreciate the sophisticated interactions possible in today's evergreen browsers.

Intro
Question
Workout
About me
Basic Guru Online
Internet Poll
Yahoo
Navigation
Framesets
Layout
Frames
Frame Sets
CSS Grid
CSS Selector
spacer gif
nonbreaking spaces
CSS
What could we do
Screw with links
CSS is easy
No easy way to know
Firebug
Dev tooling
Impostor syndrome