alt Hacker NewsA lot of the article is extremely useful for people creating software libraries, IMHO.
Under the section -
"Applying the Lindy effect to software engineering"
The suggestions are -
- Prudent Adoption
- Stick to Proven Foundation
- Plan for Longevity
- Embrace Evolution, Not Revolution
This is just conservatism from first principles. Why doesn’t it apply to sociology? LGBTQ, equality rights and so on? Lot more at stake.