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It makes sense in enough contexts that I like it. The context-specific meaning is a moving target, though. For instance in 2005 a modern web framework would giv
by benatkin 2y ago
It makes sense in enough contexts that I like it. The context-specific meaning is a moving target, though. For instance in 2005 a modern web framework would give you URLs without file extensions. In 2008 a modern JavaScript framework wouldn't modify prototypes of built-in objects. In 2022 a modern node.js library would support ECMAScript modules. Just because the context-specific meaning changes doesn't mean the overall meaning changes.
- kibibu 2y agoAgree. I hate it because it implies nothing except recency, which is fleeting. If I want to learn "modern programming", should I buy this book? https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=368626334 https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=368626334 (it's from 1987) "modern c++" has represented wildly different approaches to programming over time. Compare 2003's "modern c++" to now.