Big yawn. I'm comparatively old and have programmed computers for a long, long time as one of those unfashionable "dark matter developers." What a lot of peop

Big yawn. I'm comparatively old and have programmed computers for a long, long time as one of those unfashionable "dark matter developers." What a lot of people see as unassailable truths I see as fads. Just as an example, I've never had to go wild about types. One day I will set aside some time to see if they're worth the overhead, but chances are I will not be a convert. Only this toolchain will be used because it is the only one that makes sense. Everything will be so much easier if it we just did it in the functional style. Large programming projects can't exist without Agile (I've actually heard someone say this). J++! X Will Eat The World. No comments! Verbose comments! If we got the whole team on this one editor, imagine the synergy. Silverlight will take over the interactive web. If types turn into a big deal and remain that way say, fifteen years from now, then it is probably a Good Idea But Not Strictly Necessary. Whatever it is people are so bound up about, it is likely that programming used to happen without it. The only constants we have in programming are variables.