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		BearOso on Dec 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netscape and Sun Announce JavaScript (1995) And CSS wasn’t widely used until a few years into the ‘00s. Only then did more consistent layout engines finally make it viable for stuff other than just styling text.

cubano on Dec 5, 2020 [–]

Damn...I've forgotten more about the timelines of this stuff then most people know.

amenod on Dec 5, 2020 | [–]

Me too. But your comment surprised me as I remember hearing about this new thing "JavaScript" waaaaay earlier than about CSS. I didn't actually know they came out this close together.

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