It's sometimes said that in software, there hasn't been anything truly new under the sun since the 1970's, just incremental refinements or repacking under a dif

It's sometimes said that in software, there hasn't been anything truly new under the sun since the 1970's, just incremental refinements or repacking under a different name. And Lisp has been around since about 1960. So if any fad/trend comes along promising the sun and stars of simplicity or productivity, search IT history and find the downsides and trade-offs. I wish there were more KISS pundits than fad pundits.