The early web only supported static content. The browser wars culminated with Microsoft facing antitrust action over its integration of Internet Explorer and Windows. Andreessen then went on to launch Netscape, which would battle Internet Explorer (first released in 1995) for dominance in the browser wars of the late ‘90s. However, Marc Andreessen’s Mosaic (1993) was the first browser to gain mainstream popularity, as it was easy to install, displayed graphics, and provided customer support. In the beginning, there was Tim Berners-Lee’s WorldWideWeb browser (1990). As I have not personally had much exposure to browsers in non-English-speaking countries, there will undoubtedly be gaps in this post. I won’t, for example, dig into the distinction between a browser and a rendering engine.ĭisclaimer #2: If I make any mistakes or omit anything you feel is important, please post in the comments. Since I couldn’t find a complete history, I set out to write my own.ĭisclaimer #1: I’m going to gloss over many details to keep this post as non-technical as possible. Given this importance, I wanted to learn how browser extensibility has evolved over the years. The ubiquity of browsers has cemented their critical role in consumer productivity and self-efficacy. Additionally, the rise of Electron and similar cross-platform frameworks means that many of the applications we use every day (e.g., Slack) are actually browser applications in disguise. Google’s Chrome OS, an operating system that runs the Chrome Browser exclusively, is now the second most popular desktop operating system. Web browsers are the modern operating system.
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