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Re:Kotlin 1.4 by dimitrios1 on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:12AM (#24198146)
Young men are always trying to count progress as the reiteration of what has already come before them.

In reality, while the differences are minor, they are the same thing. Time fades away, and market dynamics operate the same as they did 10,20..100 years ago.

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Re:Kotlin 1.4 by The_Colonel on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:26AM (#24198250)
Yes, that happens with young people as well.

The hubris is in using absolute statements ("platform languages always win") instead of being a little bit more humble with their projections. Old men should know better that history rarely unfolds as expected.

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Re:Kotlin 1.4 by pjmlp on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @10:15AM (#24198789)
Old wise men know that young people forget history too soon, and we all know what happens when history gets forgotten.
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