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Bite into the World of Cookies: Understanding the Key to a Better Web Experience

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5 min readFeb 2, 2023

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CCookies are small pieces of data that are stored on a user’s device by a website or web application. They have been a staple of the web for over two decades and have proven to be an essential tool for improving the user experience and enabling website functionality. Cookies allow websites to store information about a user’s preferences, login credentials, and shopping cart contents, among other things. In this article, we will dive into the history of cookies, how they work, and the many uses for which they are employed. This article will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the role that cookies play in modern web development.

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Cookies were first invented in 1994 by Lou Montulli, a computer programmer who was working on the development of the Netscape Navigator web browser. Montulli developed cookies as a way to store information about a user’s preferences and shopping cart contents on their device, allowing websites to provide a more…

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