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Here’s What It Was like to Build a Website in the 90s
I’m still fascinated by all aspects of the 1990s. Coming of age during the decade is a big reason why. But there’s more to the story.
The 90s were also a golden age for technology as well. The personal computer made its way into the mainstream. And so did the World Wide Web. As such, I started toying with web design during this period.
Building a website in those days was undeniably different. The web design industry was nascent – if it existed at all. Standards and best practices were still years away. Web designers had to adapt existing tools for this new medium.
We made a lot of mistakes. But that’s OK. The lessons learned in that era have brought us to the present.
What was it like to build a website back in the day? Here are a few observations based on my experiences. One obstacle...