News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Silicon Valley braces for the good times to end by akhmatova on Saturday June 11, 2022 @10:25AM (#31704638)
It was pretty boring, actually. And no, you don't want to go back to the tooling and processor speeds of that time.
Re:Silicon Valley braces for the good times to end by kaidon on Saturday June 11, 2022 @10:35AM (#31704712)
Mmmm... getting flashbacks working on Java (generics just came out!) BEA WebLogic projects in Eclipse on Windows XP, configuring cruise control for our ant builds on some ancient Dell desktop in a closet.

Honestly, some things have changed, while others have stayed very similar.

Re:Silicon Valley braces for the good times to end by gonzo41 on Saturday June 11, 2022 @10:41AM (#31704769)
Everything you've mentioned I've had to support. The horrors of the past echo forward as business critical apps that know one really knows anymore.