I'm cracking up reading this article because in Architecture (buildings not software) the word "modern" is basically used incorrectly as a rule. The "Modern" pe

I'm cracking up reading this article because in Architecture (buildings not software) the word "modern" is basically used incorrectly as a rule. The "Modern" period started like 100 years ago, and yet it has somehow come to mean (tacky) high-contrast, open layout homes, only suitable for Mediterranean climates. The author is totally right though, software people are subject to fads probably worse than the general public and second only to teenagers. This trendiness is rarely useful since we are constantly re-inventing the wheel and more effective solutions tend to take longer to win-out