Ask HN: Which boring technology do you still use?

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Post by importgravity » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 9:15 AM UTC

This question is inspired by the Choose Boring Technology post that is posted here often. My question here is which boring technology do you still use?

The most interesting answers would be those where the majority of tech workers today would most likely choose a new shiny technology but you still use a boring technology for it. Please do provide some context for your answers. Why did you choose the boring technology? What problems do you solve with it? Why didn't you switch to another popular alternative for it?

Re: Ask HN: Which boring technology do you still use?

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Post by findthebug » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 9:35 AM UTC

Html

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Post by szab » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 9:43 AM UTC

Java is the most boring language that I can get any work done very quickly. I also really like boring html websites that are static served from my room with no dockerisation etc.

Re: Ask HN: Which boring technology do you still use?

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Post by eimrine » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 9:45 AM UTC

Button phones + laptop instead of sensor phone for everything.

Cash instead of banks (cryptocurrency is an exception).

Email + forums + IRC (sometimes) instead of Telegram or similar.

Arc lamps instead of LED if it is possible.

Singlespeed bicycle instead of ones with gears.

3-way stereo with paper diffusors and class-A amplifier instead of wide-band 1-way with plastic diffusor and class-D amplifier. And listening to as old records as possible to find on torrents, not on streaming services.

Hardly to say why I chose all of this instead of all of that, I just like it and do not care about someone's laughers.

Re: Ask HN: Which boring technology do you still use?

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Post by peaky_blinder » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 10:01 AM UTC

Paper and pen

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Post by fattybob » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 10:09 AM UTC

Paper and pencil / pen I industry (energy) my reports are written in text of various forms and emailed, but almost always printed and read from what I see, you can scribble on a printout - yes you can on many electronic media, but it’s just not as easy!

Re: Ask HN: Which boring technology do you still use?

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Post by becquerel » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 10:17 AM UTC

eimrine wrote: post #4

Button phones + laptop instead of sensor phone for everything. Cash instead of banks (cryptocurrency is an exception). Email + forums + IRC (sometimes) instead of Telegram or similar. Arc lamps instead of LED if it is possible. Singlespeed bicycle instead of ones with gears. 3-way stereo with paper diffusors and class-A amplifier instead of wide-band 1-way with plastic diffusor and class-D amplifier. And listening to…

Surely banks are pretty boring. They've been around for quite a while.

Re: Ask HN: Which boring technology do you still use?

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Post by draw_down » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 10:21 AM UTC

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Post by yread » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 10:24 AM UTC

jquery. It just works. It has all the polyfills I've needed

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Post by 2rsf » Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 10:27 AM UTC

eimrine wrote: post #4

Button phones + laptop instead of sensor phone for everything. Cash instead of banks (cryptocurrency is an exception). Email + forums + IRC (sometimes) instead of Telegram or similar. Arc lamps instead of LED if it is possible. Singlespeed bicycle instead of ones with gears. 3-way stereo with paper diffusors and class-A amplifier instead of wide-band 1-way with plastic diffusor and class-D amplifier. And listening to…

> Singlespeed bicycle as in fixed-gear, a drivetrain with no freewheel mechanism?