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While he drops a lot of names in there (php, mongo, rails, etc.) I'd summarize it in a more general way - in the last 5 years the entry barrier to building high
by zalew 15y ago
While he drops a lot of names in there (php, mongo, rails, etc.) I'd summarize it in a more general way - in the last 5 years the entry barrier to building highly functionable online apps has been lowered due to the rise of quality opensource abstraction layers and frameworks, and rapid exchange of knowledge/solutions through online hacker comunities.
What makes me happy is he's a proof that a programmer can spend 5 years under the ice and his programming skills are still valid, he just has to learn new toolsets. Also, I like how he quickly decided to skip the whole Objective-C/Android Java scene and jump straight to HTML5/Javascript for making mobile applications, which I believe makes sense for the type of apps I’m working on., looks like taking a break from the market isn't that bad after all.
- ht_th 15y agoYes, this seems to be a good case of the Law of the handicap of a head start(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_handicap_of_a_head_start http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_handicap_of_a_head_s...), as we call it in Dutch. By not having invested in technology over the last five years, he is not burdened by that investment as others in the business will be.
- fellars 15y agoOp here. Agreed, although part of me wishes I was involved during that time as I would have been right in the mix and could have caught that wave pretty early on. But there will always be another wave coming, which may be the html5 approach.