What Web Development Was Really Like When I Started in the Late 90s
My web dev journey started with a noisy 56k modem, a beige Windows desktop, Notepad, IE, Netscape, and a lot of patience. Today I use modern frameworks, DevTools, Google, Stack Overflow, and AI coding assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Codex, but the way I think about the web was forged back when every page load felt like a small victory.
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