I don't like the "dark ages" metaphor in the article. The defining characteristic of the dark ages is a lack of historical records, and a general idea of stagn

I don't like the "dark ages" metaphor in the article. The defining characteristic of the dark ages is a lack of historical records, and a general idea of stagnation. A period we could nearly seamlessly cut out of history. It is certainly not the case today, a lot is being recorded, we do a lot of things, so if we have to define a software dark age, when would it be? I'd go with 2000 (dot com bubble burst) to 2007 (first iPhone). For the end date, the iPhone is not that important, but it marks the rise of "big data", smartphones, and mobile internet.