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This article explores notable April Fools' Day pranks and jokes in web development, examining how pranks blur the line between real innovations and humorous deceptions.
•Real tech announcements made on April 1st (Gmail in 2004, AI for NES games in 2013) were mistaken for pranks due to their surprising nature and release dates.
•Google created functional pranks transforming Google Calendar into Space Invaders and Google Maps into Snake, with some inspiring real browser extensions.
•Joke npm packages like vanilla-javascript and false-js satirize JavaScript's dependency culture while remaining technically functional.
•aprilFools.css enables workplace pranks through CSS modifications, raising ethical concerns about non-consensual workplace humor.
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W3C and StackOverflow posted nostalgic GeoCities-style redesigns, reflecting how April Fools' pranks reference early web design history.
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