[jonny_eh]

> a tremendous amount of time and effort was invested to retrofit it as such

Great things require tremendous effort and even time.

[numbsafari]

That’s why git and JS don’t really belong on this list without a massive asterisk. It’s not like JS you use today is the same as the one that took “10 days”. Same goes for git.

[falcor84]

Nevertheless, there's something amazing about being able to release the first version of something so world-changing so quickly.