[human]

I applaude you for keeping things simple, not over-engineering, and resisting the urge to use the latest tech.

[threeseed]

> resisting the urge to use the latest tech

They are using React, Tailwind, Typescript, Docker, FP etc. which is what you would find in many modern tech stacks.

That's what I love about this "we should only use old tech" argument. There is no specifics, justification or technical basis for any of it.

So you end up wondering how old should my choices be in order to satisfy the crowd.

[thraxil]

React and Docker are both almost a decade old (both released in 2013). TypeScript is from 2012. Functional programming is very, very far from being a modern concept even if it's (maybe, finally?) getting a bit more attention.

[threeseed]

Cassandra and MongoDB are nearly 15 years old. Serverless and Kubernetes are nearly a decade old.

My point is that what often gets criticised as "new tech" is actually quite old. Hence the stupidity of that argument.

[herodoturtle]

So interesting seeing these perspectives on here.

I’m in the same boat as previous commenter - React et al feels like new tech to me.

But that’s because I’m an old fart who’s been using php for over 20 years.

[vikramkr]

So react's existed for almost half the time you've been using php. I think yhr distinction here is between tech that's new, and tech that's new for you

[Existenceblinks]

Yeah, each of that requires extra cli/config/setup instead of just `import` libs. It's not about old or new, it's simple vs unnecessary deps (imply complexity).

[rambambram]

Ooh yes, I will also get applauded because I use PHP. Oh no, this is HN...