History of UI components
While we are fascinated by technology, it can also be intriguing to watch how slowly it evolves over time. In our case, it's HTML. On the surface, it doesn't appear to have changed for the past 20 years. You get that idea by comparing a typical web page written now with one written 20 years ago, and seeing that they look very similar, if not identical.
The following snippet shows what typical HTML page code looks like:
<HTML>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
</head>
<style>
h1 { color: red; }
</style>
<script>
console.log('start...')
</script>
<body>
<h1>Hello World</h1>
</body>
</HTML>
Those of us who have been in this industry long enough know that the...