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Re:Why, after 6 years, I'm over GraphQL by dopylitty on Thursday May 30, 2024 @08:39AM (#40522976)
I wonder if this phenomenon happens in other industries as well.

I can't imagine a road crew getting away with spending an extra year to build a road because they decided to use completely nonstandard equipment that doesn't work well for the task or they don't know how to operate. I especially can't imagine the road crew screwing up multiple jobs in a row because they change equipment every time they're starting to understand the current equipment.

Maybe it does happen though and I just haven't seen it since I'm not in that industry.

Re:Why, after 6 years, I'm over GraphQL by randomdata on Thursday May 30, 2024 @11:29AM (#40524878)
I don't know about construction, but as a farmer it's pretty natural to look at what your neighbours are doing and if they adopt a new technology in their operation you're at least going to give some thought to doing the same.

But I think it comes with a lot more reluctance and skepticism. You are not likely to jump in head over heels, and even when you do give it a try I expect most farmers will do so with the attitude of "if it doesn't work at least I can always go back to the old way".

The "OMG this is amazing and will solve all of my life's problems" attitude I see in tech certainly isn't there in my experience.

Re:Why, after 6 years, I'm over GraphQL by swader999 on Thursday May 30, 2024 @09:28AM (#40523473)
Construction is always the wrong metaphor for sw dev.

Think more like marketing campaign or product design.