There is something amiss in the tech world these days. Too much esoterica and too many specialized tools, too many points of failure and dependencies, and too much duct tape. But, mostly, too much reinvention for frequently incremental "gains".

It seems normal, but it's really a mess. Environments are overly complex and it's a wonder anything works half the time.

At some point we will completely jump the shark. From there, my bet is there'll be a powerful movement towards simplicity.

/rant