Episode 1: The Web's Evolution: From Web 1.0 to Web 3.0 (Deeper Than Code Podcast)

The first episode introduces both the podcast's purpose and the familiar labels Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web3. These labels are useful conversation starters, but the web did not receive a single worldwide upgrade that cleanly replaced each previous version.

Personal websites, large social platforms, online applications, and blockchain-based projects can coexist. The interesting differences concern what people can do and which organizations or protocols stand between them.

Follow a creator across the versions#

Imagine an artist publishing work on a personal site. They control much of the presentation but must find a way to attract visitors. On a social platform, discovery and interaction may become easier, while the platform controls more of the surrounding experience. A blockchain-based project may propose another arrangement for identity, transactions, or ownership, while still relying on interfaces and services people have to trust.

None of those descriptions alone establishes which arrangement serves the artist best. The answer depends on the actual capabilities, costs, and dependencies.

That is a good starting posture for the podcast's wider mission of making technology accessible to nontechnical people and entrepreneurs. You do not need to memorize every new label before asking a worthwhile question. Start with what a person is trying to do, then investigate how the system helps, what it asks them to give up, and who makes the rules.

Original episode on YouTube.