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GraphQL: Ask for What You Need
Facebook's query language for APIs solved the over-fetching problem and gave clients control over the shape of their data.
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React: The Component Revolution
Facebook's UI library introduced the virtual DOM and component model that reshaped how we think about building interfaces.
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BSD Sockets: The Network Programming API
Berkeley's socket interface turned TCP/IP from a protocol spec into something programmers could actually use.
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PHP: The Accidental Web Language
Rasmus Lerdorf's 'Personal Home Page' tools became the server-side language that powered early web applications.