> there is such a strong brand of "anything new must be snake oil" that runs through the HN community. I would say there's at least as strong a "brand" of "if

> there is such a strong brand of "anything new must be snake oil" that runs through the HN community. I would say there's at least as strong a "brand" of "if it is a new way it is probably a better way" on HN as well. I think making blanket assumptions in either direction is a terrible idea. Best to be aware of your own biases, and try to be as objective as you can in your decisions. Experience matters, and there are new solutions that are inferior to older ones in many cases (yes, there is plenty of "snake oil" for sale). However, sometimes new people look at an old problem with fresh eyes and come up with better ideas on how to solve it. This really isn't anything new. When I was fresh out of college I remember older programmers talking about "such-and-such" is just the old way of doing it repackaged. There is lots of oscillation in the computer industry.