Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ API Secrets Mean the End of Standalone Single Page Web Apps and Why Serverless Isn’t Exactly What it Says on the Tin

Stephen Downes

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This is a really good introductory-level article about the design patterns behind the changing web and how we migrated from simple pages anyone could learn how to create to complex server- and API-supported web applications. The article trails off a bit in the last few paragraphs, as though Tony Hirst ran out of time, but no matter, it's still worth reading and passing along. And it points to the mechanics behind some of the new things people will be able to do with the new web.

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