I have a lot of fears right now that I'm no longer of use to the webdev community. Out of sync, no hands-on experience in 2+ years. Seeking.
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@mollydotcom I can't believe you would tell any newcomer they were of no use. Why would you be?
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Replying to @kirabug
@kirabug it's that little cosmic joke where we can see how to fix everyone else with similar problems but impossible to apply to our selves!

Aug 20, 2015 · 1:59 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom ok well here’s one: can you write me an essay about what it was like to create HTML? I know you didn’t work on it alone, but…
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@kirabug I didn't help create HTML. I worked on HTML and XHTML as well as CSS and community outreach for internationalisation.
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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom I was still in Tech Support when it gained traction and became useful and I know almost nothing about its origins.
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@kirabug actually you are on to something important. I am great at foundations history that sort of thing but most people do not care.
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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom You were there! What did you see? What do you know now you couldn’t have predicted then? :)
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