[mikece]

Interesting to re-read that article again and see that technologies he cites as so cutting edge you're spending innovation tokens on them are now mainstream and very well understood. What would the new "you can use those but you're spending innovation tokens!" technologies would be. Rust? AI? CGP?

[djbusby]

AI for sure. Rust maybe less. The big thing about these tokens is, folk spend them too early and try to use them for everything.

Part of choose boring is more about choose the right tool.

Would you build a PoC webapp by having AI generate Rust? Or, just bang out a few lines of PHP or JS? If the objective is to build a working business tool it's choice B; if the objective is to test AI making Rust then A