Ask HN: What's the word for 'doing things the same old way with a new tool'?

Posted by fossterer on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @03:26PM
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It's the word for 'doing things the same old way even when you have a new technology/tool with new capabilities' -- something that sounds like syroglephic, seiroglyphic.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the word for 'doing things the same old wa... by dangrossman on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @04:38PM (#11162560)

I think you're looking for "skeuomorphic", though it describes form (mimicking the aesthetic of something else) rather than function.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the word for 'doing things the same old wa... by fossterer on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @05:13PM (#11162791)

Exactly! Thanks dangrossman

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