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Aaron, at youngpup.net has an interesting little thought on old-school, new-school, as it relates to rollerblading and the “DHTML community.” I mentioned it to a friend, and he sort of related to the rollerblading thing as similar to what happened in the professional Quake playing community. One thing that I pointed out that nomenclature when using “community” is sort of a misnomer; that is, in these cases, we’re talking about not so much community dynamics, but the development of a new craft/skill. Now, on thinking about it, here’s where I think that client-side web development differs. While the actuall technology and specifics are new, the screen medium itself and the design and programming skillset in which DHTML design/development is rooted in is not. Which is not to say that there isn’t a whole realm of exploration out there, or that the comparison isn’t valid (rather, it seems very apt and insightful). I definitely see it as a good trend that more and more web creators are starting to get tired of workarounds for non-standard / non-spec implementations. Hopefully, the young turks don’t forget everything though… like named anchors.