Notable Events A brief overview of this period

2017
Flutter
Initial release of Flutter, an open-source UI software development kit, by Google
Web Assembly
open standard that defines a portable binarycode format for executable programs, and a corresponding textual assembly language, by W3C
WebGL
release of WebGL stable version
End of Flash support
replacement of Flash with HTML5, WebGL, or WebAssembly technology for web multimedia and interactivity
AutoDraw
user-machine collaboration in a drawing-based website, by Google Creative Lab
Dunkirk WebVR
co-play historical 360/WebVR experience, by Jam3
Konterball
WebVR mobile game, by wild
2018
Google Duplex
AI-based service with human-sounding voice
History of the Internet
website showing the history of the Internet through a 3D WebGL totem, by Birdman
Audi Quattro Coaster AR
first AR mobile App that interacted with a TV commercial, by POL
Mario in Google Maps
incorporation of 3D animated models in Google Maps, Google Maps
Innove Workshop
the most innovative company's website was launched, by Nathan Campos
2019
Cortana
virtual assistant developed by Microsoft, which uses the Bing search engine to perform tasks
2020
Angular 11.0.0
release of Angular stable version
React 17.0.1
release of React stable version
Vue.js 3.0.2
release of Vue.js stable version
Flutter 1.22.3
release of Flutter stable version
Node.js 15.2.0
release of Node.js stable version

Notable Websites Some of the gems from this period

Amazon

An American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.

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Apple

An American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services.

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Microsoft

An American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.

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Nintendo

A Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto. The company was founded in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards.

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Adobe

An American multinational computer software company. Incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Jose, California, it has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more recent foray into digital marketing software.

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