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derekcheng08today at 5:21 PM1 replyview on HN

That was an insane time. The pace was unreal. I remember Netscape 2.0 had at least 6-7 beta releases prior to the full release. And each one just dropped something massive and fundamental to the Internet - JavaScript (then called LiveScript IIRC) being one of those things. Just casually dropping what would dominate the entire industry in a browser beta.

The only other period I have experienced that comes close is what is happening now. What an incredible time to build.


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pookhatoday at 6:24 PM

LOL. And Netscape 1.1 just casually birthed SSL (2.0) for the world and future generations.