As 1999 nears its end, we face the task of crafting an online identity amidst the digital wilderness of the dot-com bubble.
Wrestling with the safety of known technologies like Server-Side Includes and HTML 2.0 versus the allure of the new-age XHTML and CSS2.
While the fear for Y2K is still very real, the browser war rages on between Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, each presenting its own set of challenges.

Join this journey where Michaël will explain the technology during the early days of client-side and server-side technologies. Will it be the rhythmic scripts of PHP, or the staunch commands in the CGI-BIN reigning the server realm?
We will voyage through the tumultuous seas of vintage web development, all while juggling animated gifs and Frontpage creations.

Take part in this nostalgic tour of web development 25 years ago, where the only "cloud" was just the background of the Windows 98 start-up screen.
Walk away with an appreciation for the evolution of web technologies and insights into the early challenges of web development.
This session, suitable for developers of all levels, is a mix of storytelling and technical discovery, showcasing the early days of web development.

Key Takeaways:
* Key web development tools and techniques of 1999.
* Technological "relics" we still recognize today.
* Obsolete technologies and the (good) reasons they vanished.