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Have you heard of the Lindy effect? "The longer a technology has been around, the longer it’s likely to stay around." Writing code by typing has been around fo
by diego 14y ago
Have you heard of the Lindy effect? "The longer a technology has been around, the longer it’s likely to stay around."
Writing code by typing has been around for decades, so you'd expect it to be around decades from now. Likewise, I expect lots of people to continue using vi or emacs twenty years from now.
http://architects.dzone.com/articles/lindy-effect-and-technology http://architects.dzone.com/articles/lindy-effect-and-techno...