The web's innovation was 404s.

· Bits and Bobs 12/15/25
  • The web's innovation was 404s.
    • SGML had been around for awhile.
    • Systems worked very hard to not have dead links.
    • The web said, "you know what, a dead link isn't that big of a deal."
    • That allowed for a loose, good enough, self-healing system.