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What's The Greatest Web Software Ever?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lynx-versus-links dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What's The Greatest Web Software Ever Written?, Charlie Babcock of InformationWeek asks, in his follow up to last year's widely read list of greatest software period. The winner then was BSD 4.3. The new Top 12 list is a little funky in that it doesn't distinguish between apps, sites, and controls — XMLHttpRequest object set — is one of the winners. It includes many of the usual suspects, like Digg and AIM, along with some unexpected winners. (like World of Warcraft) The number one choice however, Apache server, is arguably correct."

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  1. My List by queenb**ch · · Score: 5, Interesting

    1 - Apache - still one of the most popular web servers out there. One of the most flexible and adaptable. It just rocks.
    2 - Routed - the router daemon that, in some shape, form or fashion, runs probably 90% of the internet. Without routers to move the traffic, the rest of it just a moot point
    3 - Netscape 1.0 - The idea of a GUI browser is fundamental to how we experience the web today. Without that, who needs dynamic objects like Flash since you wouldn't be able to see them.
    4 - Flash - The idea that you could put moving pictures, sound, and video on a web page is a pretty fundamental one that gets largely over looked.
    5 - Shockwave - The idea that could put games and other interactive media on a web page is another pretty fundamental idea that gets largely overlooked.
    6 - CSS - Stylesheets - what a blessing to every web master everywhere. Praise the Lord and pass the wine.

    I'm kinda surprised that more of my list didn't make it. Oh well......

    2 cents,

    Queen B.

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  2. Re:Digg, really? by Vare2 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Really? I thought fighting censorship was the most major contribution Digg has ever made.