Friday, May 18, 2007

Software and Web Software

Last summer, Charles Babcock wrote about the greatest software ever written. I reported the list here.

Recently, Charles Babcock came up with the greatest web software ever written. (I must confess, I thought web application was a more appropriate term.) Here is a comparison table:


Web Software

Software

  1. Apache Web Server
  2. Alta Vista
  3. Craigslist
  4. The Well
  5. eBay
  6. Amazon.com
  7. XMLHttpRequest object set
  8. Wikipedia
  9. World of Warcraft
  10. Hotmail
  11. Digg
  12. AOL Instant Messenger
  1. UNIX
  2. IBM's System R
  3. Gene sequencing software at the Institute of Genomic Research
  4. IBM System 360 OS
  5. Java language
  6. Mosaic browser
  7. Sabre system
  8. Macintosh OS
  9. Excel spreadsheet
  10. Apollo guidance system
  11. Google search rank
  12. The Morris worm

Posted by gt at 5:00 PM

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