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We can't really understand where we are unless we understand how we got here - and, when it comes to the web and web development, Jay Hoffman serves up history that, on top of being useful, is always fun to read.
It began when New York journalist and author Stephen J. Dubner went to Chicago to write about award-winning economist Steven D. Levitt for The New York Times Magazine. Dubner had been reluctant to take the assignment (he was in the middle o…