349 - Is 20 years too long in web tech?

November 09, 2023 00:54:47
349 - Is 20 years too long in web tech?
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349 - Is 20 years too long in web tech?

Nov 09 2023 | 00:54:47

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Show Notes

It’s the 19th episode of our "Thinking the Unthinkable" series and today's (ambiguous)  topic is... "Is 20 years too long in web tech?". Full of our usual British cheerfulness, we are celebrating WordPress’s 20th birthday year with a title implying its potential demise. This episode is not about predicting the future of WordPress. It’s because we have never had a chat dedicated to why some web tech flourishes (as WordPress certainly did), and some die. We cover the following: The last 30 years of the web (gosh, it's a real adult now). Is growth and demise in tech a matter of luck and unpredictable? The fundamental web languages, and how they lasted. HTML and CSS are safe, aren't they? But... frameworks and CMS's are vulnerable. There's a lot more in this episode as well, so check it out...

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