Apart from a new JavaScript framework, Machine Learning, BlockChain, etc. Is there any new field or emerging tech that you think will make an impact in coming future or are we reaching a saturation point ?
Ask HN: Next big thing in Computer Science or tech according to you?
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#2A new JavaScript framework is not "the next big thing". It's the next thing that everybody's going to jump on as a bandwagon, but that's not the same thing at all.
The actual next big thing? Not a language. Not some hardware change ( I mean, ARM servers could be big, but only the server people will care. It won't be the Next Big Thing.) Not block chain - that's close to played out. Not machine learning - that's too far along. It's what's now, not what's next.
I see two possibilities. It might be quantum computing. I doubt it, but it might be. It also might be wearable VR. Again, I kind of doubt it, but I doubt it less than I do quantum.
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#3Blockchain has a lot of potential, I believe what we have seen is not even 1% of what we are going to see in the next 20 years.
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#4CUE(lang) and that we finally have a proper language for configuration and schemas. I think it will be significant in DevOps and anywhere we use Yaml or json for config.
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#5Not quantum computing - that's a dead end as far as I can tell.
I think the next big thing will be Capability Based Security -- the good kind, not the "allow location access" kind that people confuse it with.
I also look forward to the resurgence of the personal computer.
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#6unions
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#7A new JavaScript framework is not "the next big thing". It's the next thing that everybody's going to jump on as a bandwagon, but that's not the same thing at all. The actual next big thing? Not a language. Not some hardware change ( I mean, ARM servers could be big, but only the server people will care. It won't be the Next Big Thing.) Not block chain - that's close to played out. Not machine learning - that's too f…
That's not entirely fair to JS frameworks. There hasn't been a major new framework in years, with Angular, Vue and especially React dominating the ecosystem. React in particular presents a unique way of thinking about and composing UIs and the model has leaked into plenty of other ecosystems, for example SwiftUI which borrows heavily from it.
The reason new frameworks can't dislodge the big 3 is because they aren't bringing new ideas. Any framework that changed UI development as much as React did would absolutely be worth noting.
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#8A new JavaScript framework is not "the next big thing". It's the next thing that everybody's going to jump on as a bandwagon, but that's not the same thing at all. The actual next big thing? Not a language. Not some hardware change ( I mean, ARM servers could be big, but only the server people will care. It won't be the Next Big Thing.) Not block chain - that's close to played out. Not machine learning - that's too f…
That's not entirely fair to JS frameworks. There hasn't been a major new framework in years, with Angular, Vue and especially React dominating the ecosystem. React in particular presents a unique way of thinking about and composing UIs and the model has leaked into plenty of other ecosystems, for example SwiftUI which borrows heavily from it. The reason new frameworks can't dislodge the big 3 is because they aren't b…
What's your opinion about Svelte? Has it made any big contributions to the ecosystem? Isn't the syntax and in general the way of creating components more intuitive with Svelte in comparison to for example React?
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#9I think we are hitting a decade of tech winter. Not seeing anything substantial in the 2020s. VR will be limited to gaming & entertainment. Not sure any other platform or tech is emerging at this point.
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#10Not quantum computing - that's a dead end as far as I can tell. I think the next big thing will be Capability Based Security -- the good kind, not the "allow location access" kind that people confuse it with. I also look forward to the resurgence of the personal computer.
Why is quantum computing a dead end?