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In other words, the industry is thinking short term. Often very short term. They only see what's in front of them. Then next problem to solve, the next devel

In other words, the industry is thinking short term. Often very short term. They only see what's in front of them. Then next problem to solve, the next developer to hire, the next library to use… So, the industry makes this analysis: yes, I could spend a few days learning about sum types, but it won't save me nearly as much time in avoided null pointer exceptions over the next month. So, no, it costs too much. I guess we just have to live with this systemic irrationality. I guess long term thinking is just too much to expect. I guess decades old scientific results are too bleeding edge to risk employing them. I can only think: not fast enough!

AnimalMuppet 12y ago
No, you either don't understand what I said, or you're trying to make it say what you want. You're not at all saying what I said in other words. You think the industry is too short-sighted to know what's good for it. I'm saying that you're too narrow-minded to know what's good for the industry. You think you know better than the industry what the industry ought to be like. I think you're wrong. I think the people in the trenches know better than you how to solve the problems they face. A choice can be different than yours without being stupid or short-sighted.