To the untrained eye, it was just a vector tool. But for designers on macOS Sierra and High Sierra? It was the turning point.
This one is underrated. Right-click an object, copy as SVG, and paste it directly into code or Sketch. For web designers on macOS, this bridged the gap between visual design and development perfectly. adobe illustrator cc 2017 mac
Of course, we didn’t know how good we had it. 2017 was slow to open large files. It crashed if you looked at the "3D Extrude" tool wrong. And it didn't have the cloud syncing we take for granted today. To the untrained eye, it was just a vector tool