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In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about tales from web dev past — clearfix, floats, flash, cufon, guestbooks, hit counters, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 04:28 - Float-based layouts 09:29 - Loading Screens: - Two websites - one flash and one HTML
- Splash screen
11:22 - Hit counters 12:28 - Guestbooks 13:28 - Flash - 3rd party player
- Media dragged its feet FOREVER
- ☠️ Killed by Steve Jobs
18:46 - Fonts 24:15 - Folder-based version control 26:22 - FTP - ☠️ Killed by Git, then many other things
28:40 - CSS Zen Garden 32:02 - TextMate 33:58 - Sliding doors - A technique for rounded corners on buttons ☠️ Killed by CSS
35:29 - PNG Fix - ☠️ Killed by the death of IE6
37:53 - 9-Panel layouts 39:20 - CSS 3 Please Links ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Shameless Plugs Tweet us your tasty treats! |