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What languages have changed the most since their creation? JS? IIFEs and prototypes to modules and classes. C++? Plain pointers to smart pointers. There must be more dramatic examples.

This announcement of VisualAge 1.0 for Java (released 1997) is cute. How could Java be revolutionary without a "new killer op-code or do-loop"? I particularly like how the free edition limits you to creating 100 classes.

Purgecss is a really cool tool for removing unused CSS based on an analysis of your HTML. For example, unused classes. https://www.purgecss.com/ This gives CSS libraries much more scope to add features without hurting bundle size!