RSS XML file format could've also been written "before lunch". And yet it changed the world. Sometimes the right "simple thing" at the right time, used in the right way, can change the world.
My favorite example of this is XMLHttpRequest (Ajax). It existed for about 5 years before everyone started using it to create SPAs, which also changed the world forever, so it's always good to see people experiment with different patterns of existing ideas.
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RSS XML file format could've also been written "before lunch". And yet it changed the world. Sometimes the right "simple thing" at the right time, used in the right way, can change the world.
My favorite example of this is XMLHttpRequest (Ajax). It existed for about 5 years before everyone started using it to create SPAs, which also changed the world forever, so it's always good to see people experiment with different patterns of existing ideas.