Free and open source software projects are in transition

Re:Free and open source software projects are in transition by pier25 on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:10PM (#36945718)

In the LAMP + jQuery days, it was harder to build very sophisticated apps but the big advantage is the stack was very simple. Not only simple to build with but also to maintain. We basically lived in the AK47 era.

These days the stack is super complex with lots of moving parts which means it requires exponentially more effort to maintain. Eg: What will happen to React and Svelte if Vercel crashes and burns?

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Re:Free and open source software projects are in transition by troyvit on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:17PM (#36945822)

I feel like that puts us in the F-35 days.

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Re:Free and open source software projects are in transition by OJFord on Monday July 31, 2023 @02:19PM (#36946691)

It amuses me that a thread or two above we've got complaints that 'strip-mining' and 'extraction' are forced metaphors, taking it too far, and here we are - afaict pretty seriously - talking about software as AK47s & F-35s.

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Re:Free and open source software projects are in transition by troyvit on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:06PM (#36947330)

Analogies are useful, even when they're not serious. Yeah I didn't mine that strip mining one too much. This one's fun because it targets complexity and power, both of which have shot through the roof since the early days.

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