“How” ages faster than “why”

Re:“How” ages faster than “why” by TazeTSchnitzel on Friday January 27, 2017 @12:51PM (#13501305)

I'm not the person you're replying to, but: technology stacks live for a long time. What's hot changes, but what was hot yesterday and the day before will still be in use for many projects, including new ones, for a long time. And equally, it takes a long time for something to become greatly popular.

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Re:“How” ages faster than “why” by acqq on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:44PM (#13502961)

You're exactly right. One simple example:

Numpy for Python, Building from source:

https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy-1.10.0/user/install.html

"Various NumPy modules use FORTRAN 77 libraries, so you’ll also need a FORTRAN 77 compiler installed."

It also nicely demonstrates how with the new levels of abstractions we preserve the "hows" but hide them from a lot of the users.

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