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> Today, we're afraid to do anything that's not JavaScript, Java, Python, or Ruby. I have a feeling 10 years from now it'll just be JS. We all read that excelle
by munificent 3y ago
> Today, we're afraid to do anything that's not JavaScript, Java, Python, or Ruby. I have a feeling 10 years from now it'll just be JS. We all read that excellent McKinley article about "innovation tokens" and we decided to be floor-avoiders instead of ceiling-breakers. Engineering leaders lead from a place of fear and risk-aversion instead of optimism and believing in their team. Where have all the c̶o̶w̶b̶o̶y̶s̶ hackers gone?
I think this reflects a larger cultural trend of fear, pessimism, and scarcity.
When we have spare capacity and a belief that we'll have spare capacity in the future, it's psychologically much easier to take risks, be whimsical, try things, explore, and give the benefit of the doubt.
When times are lean, the natural human response is to hunker down, hoard what we have, hustle, and do our best to survive.
It's just not a great time in the world right now.