In this episode we reminisce about how things used to be done and how much web development has changed in the last 25 years. From under construction gifs to the rise and fall of jQuery we cover it all.

• Geocities
• Table based layouts
• Float based layouts

• Clearfix

  .clearfix::after {content: "";clear: both;display: table;}
•  Equal Height columns 
  • Matchmedia.js

• Conditional comments

  <!--[if lt IE 7]>Your code for IE 7 only<![endif]-->
• star selector hack ('star plus html) css hack.
• Microsoft Kicks Off Campaign to Kill Internet Explorer 6
• Microsoft anti-trust lawsuit
• Image Ready - slicing design
• WYSISWYG (drag and drop) html editors
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Microsoft Front Page
  • Adobe Go Live
• Adaptive Design (not responsive design)
• Fluid Layout (CSS tricks article)
• Rounded corners with sliding doors
• Image Sprites
• Cufon Fonts
• Navigation tabs
• CSS Zen Garden
• Blink, Marquee (blink no longer works despite what Sean said in the show. However, the marquee tag does work)
• Sean's Boilerplate (Season 7 Episode 5)
• Animated gifs
  • Under construction animated gif
• 1TB archive of Geocities (article) 
• Web rings
• Javascript 
  • jQuery 
  • Mootools

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