As an industry, computer science and/or software engineering is comparatively young. The field moves fast, no doubt, but we’ve obviously not been around as long as many of the other industries in which our parents or our peers are involved.
I think that’s just one part of what makes all of this interesting.
One thing that I’ve begun to notice about the industry is that the more new technology that is made available with respect to web development, the less people understand about the work that came before them.
It’s kinda sad, but it’s also natural, right? I mean, given a cliché example, each time something new is added to a car, we don’t all necessarily understand what was in place before a new piece of technology, we’re generally just happy that a new piece of technology exists and that it makes our lives easier.
But in the field of web development (and perhaps other types of development – I don’t really know), other developers – specifically those that are newer to the field – do call into question some of the ways that we do things, some of the things that we do write about, and some of the things that we do try to explain because “there’s an easier way” and, as such, it makes no sense to share such antiquated tips.
Bummer.
