Technology history for whimsical.com

2026 1 added · 2 dropped

• added Astro Apr 2026 · Static site generator
• dropped Intercom Apr 2026 · Live chat
• dropped HTTP/3 Feb 2026 · Miscellaneous

2025 3 added · 8 dropped

• added Intercom Dec 2025 · Live chat
• added HTTP/3 Oct 2025 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Amazon ALB Sep 2025 · Load balancers
• dropped HTTP/3 Jun 2025 · Miscellaneous
• added HTTP/3 Apr 2025 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Amazon CloudFront Mar 2025 · CDN
• dropped core-js Mar 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Sanity Mar 2025 · CMS
• dropped OpenResty Feb 2025 · Web servers
• dropped Play Feb 2025 · Web frameworks
• dropped Scala Feb 2025 · Programming languages

2024 9 added · 5 dropped

• added Cloudflare Zaraz May 2024 · Performance
• added Sanity May 2024 · CMS
• dropped HTTP/3 Apr 2024 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Google Font API Mar 2024 · Font scripts
• dropped Google Hosted Libraries Mar 2024 · CDN
• dropped LottieFiles Mar 2024 · Miscellaneous
• added RSS Mar 2024 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Webflow Mar 2024 · Page builders
• added Next.js Feb 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Next.js App Router Feb 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Node.js Feb 2024 · Programming languages
• added Priority Hints Feb 2024 · Performance
• added React Feb 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Webpack Feb 2024 · Miscellaneous

2023 17 added · 1 dropped · 1 switched

• added Amazon ALB May 2023 · Load balancers
• added Amazon CloudFront May 2023 · CDN
• added Apple iCloud Mail May 2023 · Webmail
• added core-js May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Google Font API May 2023 · Font scripts
• added Google Hosted Libraries May 2023 · CDN
• added Google Workspace May 2023 · Webmail
• added HSTS May 2023 · Security
• added HTTP/3 May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added LottieFiles May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Open Graph May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added OpenResty May 2023 · Web servers
• added Plausible May 2023 · Analytics
• added Play May 2023 · Web frameworks
• switched C → Scala May 2023 · Programming languages
• added Webflow May 2023 · Page builders
• added C Feb 2023 · Programming languages
• added Apple iCloud Mail Jan 2023 · Webmail
• dropped Varnish Jan 2023 · Caching

2022 29 added · 4 dropped · 2 switched

• dropped Fastly Dec 2022 · CDN
• added HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• switched Simple Analytics → Plausible Sep 2022 · Analytics
• added Simple Analytics Sep 2022 · Analytics
• added Amazon ALB Aug 2022 · Load balancers
• added Amazon CloudFront Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Amazon Web Services Aug 2022 · PaaS
• added Cloudflare Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Aug 2022 · Security
• added core-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Discourse Aug 2022 · Message boards
• added Ember.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Fastly Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Google Workspace Aug 2022 · Email
• added Help Scout Aug 2022 · Issue trackers
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Moment.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Nginx Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added OpenResty Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added Play Aug 2022 · Web frameworks
• added Preact Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added PWA Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Ruby Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Ruby on Rails Aug 2022 · Web frameworks
• added Scala Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Sendgrid Aug 2022 · Email
• added Varnish Aug 2022 · Caching
• added Webflow Aug 2022 · Page builders
• dropped reCAPTCHA Jul 2022 · Security
• dropped React Jun 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped styled-components Jun 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Fastly May 2022 · CDN
• added Preact May 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• switched Helpscout → Help Scout Feb 2022 · Live chat

2021 12 added · 5 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• added Cloudflare Nov 2021 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Nov 2021 · Security
• added Amazon ALB Sep 2021 · Load balancers
• added core-js Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Helpscout Sep 2021 · Live chat
• added Play Sep 2021 · Web frameworks
• added React Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• switched Lua → Scala Sep 2021 · Programming languages
• added styled-components Sep 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Intercom Articles Jun 2021 · Documentation
• added Lua May 2021 · Programming languages
• added OpenResty May 2021 · Web servers
• added reCAPTCHA May 2021 · Security
• dropped Google Analytics Apr 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Google Tag Manager Apr 2021 · Tag managers
• dropped Intercom Apr 2021 · Analytics

2020 5 added · 2 dropped

• added Amazon CloudFront May 2020 · CDN
• added Amazon Web Services May 2020 · PaaS
• added jQuery Feb 2020 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Varnish Feb 2020 · Cache Tools
• added Webflow Feb 2020 · Landing Page Builders
• dropped Google Analytics Jan 2020 · Analytics
• dropped Intercom Jan 2020 · Analytics