Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by srle » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:07 AM UTC

pdog wrote: post #21

lykr0n wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm having flashbacks to 2013 where JS was used to enhance the experience, not build it.

The golden age of web app development was 2012-2013. The state of the art in the browser was jQuery and ES5. CoffeeScript was mature and stable. The Express framework and Node.js 0.8 were perfect for server-side JavaScript. It was blazing fast, unopinionated, and minimal. It's too bad it didn't last.

And it was an absolute fucking nightmare to maintain and work on. You either never did serious front end dev at the time or you just have an extreme case of rose tinted glasses.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by gremlinsinc » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:10 AM UTC

leahcim wrote: post #6

Black Lives Matter

On top of this. Understanding the difference between acceptance, and being 'non-racist' vs being 'anti-racist' - which is what the movement needs more than anything. True allies are embracing the 'anti-racist' term and shutting down every symbol of racism. Look at the rebranding of Mrs. Butterworths, Aunt Jemima, Cream of Wheat, Uncle Ben.

Look at cities willing to remove Christopher Columbus statues, etc.. there's been a tectonic shift in public opinion, maybe unlike anything we've ever seen. I'm proud to see so many people of all colors marching together for the BlackLivesMatter movement, gives me hope in humanity.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by gremlinsinc » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:13 AM UTC

angel_j wrote: post #37

Lasers

Could these be applied to sharks?

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by panarky » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:17 AM UTC

Doing nothing.

We've been indoctrinated from an early age to be productive, to schedule every moment, to sacrifice sleep, to always be learning, building, networking, searching and improving.

The covid19 lockdown is showing many people the benefits of disconnecting, de-scheduling, refusing or ignoring invitations, and being still with our thoughts for hours or days at a time, producing nothing of tangible economic value.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by ng12 » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:28 AM UTC

pdog wrote: post #21

lykr0n wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm having flashbacks to 2013 where JS was used to enhance the experience, not build it.

The golden age of web app development was 2012-2013. The state of the art in the browser was jQuery and ES5. CoffeeScript was mature and stable. The Express framework and Node.js 0.8 were perfect for server-side JavaScript. It was blazing fast, unopinionated, and minimal. It's too bad it didn't last.

> The golden age of web app development was 2012-2013.

I have the opposite feeling. 2010ish was when companies really started leaning in to building desktop experiences on the web and 2012/2013 was when it was clear the tools were coming up short. I don't know about you but I don't look back on Backbone fondly. It's not a coincidence that React, Vue, and Angular2 all came out around 2013/2014.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by toufka » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:31 AM UTC

“Cheap” biotech. Where yesterday’s billion dollar tools are applied to $10M problems. Starting with food and materials and industrial commodities, but rapidly altering the industrial and commercial and even consumer landscapes once one demonstration ‘works’. And then onto cosmetic, health, aesthetic and other ancillary spaces.

Notice companies like Bolt Threads, Impossible foods, Zymergen, and why they are different. And if/when they actually start winning they’ll dramatically change the entire landscape.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by Thorentis » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:35 AM UTC

panarky wrote: post #74

Doing nothing. We've been indoctrinated from an early age to be productive, to schedule every moment, to sacrifice sleep, to always be learning, building, networking, searching and improving. The covid19 lockdown is showing many people the benefits of disconnecting, de-scheduling, refusing or ignoring invitations, and being still with our thoughts for hours or days at a time, producing nothing of tangible economic va…

Nice, how do I invest?

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by sicnus » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:35 AM UTC

kscottz wrote: post #38

leahcim wrote: post #6

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter. Black live matter more than the next stupid tech trend to ride the Gartner hype cycle. Tech that doesn't include everyone shouldn't be built. Stop reading HN and get out into the streets and support your fellow human beings.

Black Lives Matter.

It needs to be said more. Not sorry.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by DeonPenny » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:45 AM UTC

leashless wrote: post #15

Life being worse, year on year average, rather than better for most people in most of the richer countries. It's been mostly going sideways since 2008, now it's trending down . This changes everything. It's like a bear market for culture.

I think we need proof cause thats has pretty much been proven to be untrue by a few sources I've seen.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by vivekv » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 1:47 AM UTC

Personal well-being investments - health, Mind, Body if isn't already a big trend, it sure will continue to be. With the pandemic triggering the fear in the hearts of people, the focus on personal well being will be higher.