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Re:Bullshit-sensitivity predicts prosocial behavior by ahartmetz on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @06:35AM (#17764996)
I guess this means that many "IT professionals" don't even reflect enough to clearly detect rubbish even after a fad is over.

OOP (as the solution to every programming problem), Java everywhere (performance is great and/or doesn't matter - really!!), P2P everything (because Napster), semantic web, XML, SOAP, agile(washing), cloud (whether it makes sense or not), server-side JS (overused), client-side JS whether you need it or not, IoT (aka please pay us monthly), blockchain. You see a lot of bullshit in a career.

Re:Bullshit-sensitivity predicts prosocial behavior by Nasrudith on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @03:38PM (#17769034)
Putting disagreements of what does and does not belong there aside there are also sunk costs of sorts - if everything works sufficiently learning a new way puts you at a disadvantage unless the new way really is sufficently appreciably better for the application so you stick with what you know. Not doing so ironically itself leads to faddish behavior and falling behind due to tripping on hidden pitfalls.