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HyperText Markup Language
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| March 3 2025 |
HTML parsers
jsoup reached its latest release date, demonstrating ongoing development of the Java-based HTML parsing tool.
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| October 2023 |
Ogg formats in HTML5
Google announced plans to deprecate and remove Theora video codec support, with initial reduction in Chrome 120 and full removal planned for Chrome 123, citing low usage and security risks.
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| October 31 2023 |
HTML parsers
HtmlUnit reached its latest release date, continuing development of the HTML parsing library.
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| April 7 2023 |
HTML parsers
Beautiful Soup had its most recent release, updating the Python-based HTML parsing library.
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| September 24 2022 |
MHTML
An example MHTML file snapshot was created, demonstrating the file format's metadata capturing process, including page title, source URL, and timestamp.
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| July 2022 |
MHTML
Yandex Browser version 22.7.4.960 enabled default support for creating MHTML (multipart/related) files
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| 2021 |
Alt attribute
Google Lighthouse audit revealed that 27% of alt text attributes were empty, with most being non-decorative informational images, highlighting ongoing challenges in alt attribute implementation and web accessibility.
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| July 17 2021 |
HTML parsers
HTML Tidy had its latest release, marking a significant update to the HTML parsing tool.
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| May 5 2021 |
Bootstrap
Bootstrap officially released version 5, introducing major changes including removing jQuery dependency, dropping Internet Explorer support, adding custom SVG icons, and implementing built-in dark mode support.
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| 2019 |
Polymer
Google Allo web service was shut down, ending its use of the Polymer library.
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| April 2019 |
MHTML
A security researcher published details about an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in MHT files, which could be automatically triggered when a user opens the file in Internet Explorer, potentially through email, instant messaging, or other communication vectors.
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| 2018 |
MHTML
Firefox discontinued support for the Mozilla Archive Format add-on.
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| 2018 |
Polymer
Google Chrome team developed LitElement as part of the Polymer project, creating a lightweight framework for web components that can be used with any front-end framework or library.
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| May 2 2018 |
Polymer
The Polymer team announced a strategic shift in development, moving away from two-way binding and template systems, and focusing on LitElement and one-way bindings.
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| January 18 2018 |
Bootstrap
Bootstrap 4 was finalized, completing the major version update with significant architectural and design changes.
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| 2017 |
Polymer
Google redesigned Google Earth using the Polymer library, marking a significant implementation of the library in a major Google service.
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| October 2017 |
MHTML
The MAFF add-on developer announced that the Mozilla Archive Format would no longer be supported in future versions of Firefox.
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| October 2017 |
Ogg formats in HTML5
Microsoft began implementing support for Ogg, Vorbis, and Theora in Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge.
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| August 22 2017 |
Polymer
The Polymer Summit was organized in Copenhagen, further supporting the library's ecosystem.
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| August 10 2017 |
Bootstrap
First beta version of Bootstrap 4 was released, indicating significant progress in the framework's development.
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| 2016 |
Polymer
Continued market recognition and usage growth for the Polymer library, as tracked by BuiltWith.
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| 2016 |
Polymer
Google I/O website continued to use Polymer, further demonstrating the library's ongoing development and adoption.
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| October 17 2016 |
Polymer
Google held the Polymer Summit in London, continuing to engage with the developer community.
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| September 6 2016 |
Bootstrap
Otto suspended work on Bootstrap 3 to focus development efforts exclusively on Bootstrap 4.
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| 2015 |
Polymer
Polymer 1.0 was released, considered the first 'production ready' version of the library, significantly improving performance and reducing load times by up to 7 times.
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| 2015 |
Polymer
Google I/O website was developed using Polymer, showcasing the library's capabilities in creating web applications.
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| 2015 |
Polymer
Polymer began gaining increased market recognition, with significant usage spikes documented by BuiltWith.
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| September 14 2015 |
Polymer
Google organized the first Polymer Summit in Amsterdam, bringing together developers and showcasing the library's development.
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| August 19 2015 |
Bootstrap
First alpha version of Bootstrap 4 was released, initiating the public testing phase.
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| May 2015 |
MHTML
A security researcher discovered a vulnerability in MHT files where attackers could create malicious documents by appending an MSO object to an MHT file and renaming it with a .doc extension, with potential delivery through spam emails.
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| October 29 2014 |
Bootstrap
Otto announced Bootstrap 4, marking the beginning of the next major version development.
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| September 2014 |
MHTML
GNOME Web added support for reading and saving web pages in MHTML with version 3.14.1 released in September.
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| November 2013 |
Polymer
Public development of Polymer began with the release of a Promises Polyfill, marking the initial launch of the web design library.
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| May 2012 |
Yeoman
Yeoman was officially released at the Google I/O conference, introducing the open-source web application scaffolding tool to the developer community.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Bootstrap (front-end framework), Ogg formats in HTML5, MHTML, Comparison of HTML parsers, Alt attribute, Yeoman (software) & Polymer (library), which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.