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Old Is the New New • Kevlin Henney • GOTO 2018
GOTO Conferences

Kevlin Henney's GOTO 2018 talk argues that much of what looks new in software is a recycling of concepts with long histories. It draws on history to show the slow, steady current beneath constant churn in frameworks and trends.
HN recommends it for historical perspective on software ideas and for dispelling myths such as the origins of waterfall.
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