> There hasn't been an improvement on software architecture state of the art since SmallTalk and Relational Databases. Everything else is either a rehash or a r

> There hasn't been an improvement on software architecture state of the art since SmallTalk and Relational Databases. Everything else is either a rehash or a rebuttal that proves short lived and ends in a rehash. I explained the same thing to my mgr who is non-technical but is exposed to the relentless flow of tech trends and hype. I explained: 1-There are 2 developments that have been complete successes: Relational The internet 2-Every other trend has some value for some problems but is not a silver bullet and typically does not live up to the enormous hype the industry applies to every new thing. Our job is to pick and choose which tools+methods work for the problems we are trying to solve.