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What I find interesting is that we are so quick to follow new trends.
by z3t4 10y ago
What I find interesting is that we are so quick to follow new trends.
- frogfuzion 10y agoIsn't there a psychological aspect to this - that if you are on the cutting edge of languages/frameworks, that you believe you will have an edge over everyone else and a chance to be better for a period of time at least? This is of course typically ignores whether the cutting edge can actually solve problems better than mature languages/frameworks.
- z3t4 10y agoPsychology is a very broad area. We all want to be part of something, a community or culture, especially one witch is highly regarded among our peers.
- JustSomeNobody 10y agoPsychology or survival? How much demand is there for someone who's maintained an MFC app for the past 20 years? This person could ROCK at C++, but who's going to look at his resume and give him an interview?
- JustSomeNobody 10y agoWhile I generally agree with you, I'm not sure Python is a new trend.
- mark-r 10y agoI had an opportunity to learn Python around 1996, and I passed. When I came across it again in 2003 I tried it, then kicked myself for not jumping on the bandwagon earlier.
- blakeyrat 10y ago1) Speak for yourself 2) Python's from 1995