Name yer most annoying HTML/CSS/JS practices from the 1990s. I'm going to go with DHTML page transitions. Drove me to seizures. Now you!

Aug 3, 2012 · 12:15 AM UTC

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@kplawver @mollydotcom you forgot Java Plugins in that list!
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@placenamehere @kplawver Yes! Java Applets suck.
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@mollydotcom most annoying was the 90’s hangover requiring everything be relearnt in the ‘00s.
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@pwcc Like that's going to go away? Evolutionary technology is evolutionary.
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@mollydotcom Using JS to override status bar URLs with “helpful” text. #rageface
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@meyerweb Surely you mean "helpful, scrolling text" - yeah, that sucked.
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@mollydotcom animated title text via javascript
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@cfjedimaster Yeah, that's a felony offense in my book. Terrible.
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@mollydotcom And depending on the extent of “90s”. Animated 8bit gifs, .wmv/Real Media videos, “optimized for xxx”, etc.
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@mollydotcom blink tag hands down