This is a fantastic quote (from the article) and describes the situation perfectly...
"However, in the process of wiping away elitism and gatekeeping in the software world, it seems to me, that in our excitement we are also throwing out valuable barriers that keep our world stable and nice."
This seems to be what creates the idea that only The New has any value. Anything from 2 years ago is old crufty garbage based on old ideas and must not be used.
This, however, seems to play right into the marketing of New Technologies ==> YAJL -- Yet Another JavaScript Library. You can never get to solid ground with this type of mentality.
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This is a fantastic quote (from the article) and describes the situation perfectly...
"However, in the process of wiping away elitism and gatekeeping in the software world, it seems to me, that in our excitement we are also throwing out valuable barriers that keep our world stable and nice."
This seems to be what creates the idea that only The New has any value. Anything from 2 years ago is old crufty garbage based on old ideas and must not be used.
This, however, seems to play right into the marketing of New Technologies ==> YAJL -- Yet Another JavaScript Library. You can never get to solid ground with this type of mentality.