Jay Hoffmann
They Offered a Million Dollars to Surf The Web. Somebody Won.
In 1995, it would be hard to believe that you could win a million dollars from surfing the web. Then, AOL made it possible. Continue reading
The Right to Link
You can link to anything on the web. That’s a strength. And yet the right to link has been dragged into court on a regular basis for decades. Why is that? Continue reading
Checking “Under the Hood” of Code
If you’re a developer today, you likely take advantage of built in tools for web debugging every day. They came from the smallest places, and it took years to get them where they are today. Continue reading
Content Management Made Simple
Content Management Systems — software that helps people author and publish websites — likely dates back farther than you think. The problem is, it wasn’t quite called that yet. Continue reading
Writing About the Web… On the Web
People thought a magazine about the web would never work. People thought a magazine about the web on the web would never work. They both did. Continue reading
A Fun List of Browsers You’ve Never Heard Of
There are the browsers that everyone’s heard of. And then there are some that, for whatever reason, faded away. These are the latter. Continue reading
Why Do We Call it a Homepage?
The word homepage came into popular use in the mid to late 90’s, but it’s origin dates back to the web’s beginning. Continue reading
November 2020 Weblog: Weird Web, Independent Web
Chapter 5 of my series is out now, so make sure to get caught up! Plus, the weird web of the past and the independent web of the future. Continue reading
Everyone Should Have Access to the Web
The World Wide Web Foundation began as a way to bring the web to everyone. In these trying times, it is needed more than ever. Continue reading
October 2020 Weblog: Finding the Web and Making Your Place
This month, making a website has never been this easy. Understanding the web, however, is another story Continue reading
Offline Browsing Like It’s 1995
Offline browsing has been a kind of holy grail of web development. In the mid-90’s, it was a source of excitement, speculation, and soaring valuations. Continue reading
September 2020 Weblog: Own Your Stuff, Learn About Fanfic
If you’ve been following along with my series on CSS Tricks, well now you can listen to all of that great history, narrated by Jeremy Keith. Continue reading
