[CodingJeebus]

One of the most seductive (and destructive) forces in software is the desire to rewrite from scratch because rewrites never, ever, ever go as planned. With AI, we're now thinking it's a good idea to rewrite the entire platform from the ground-up. Wild.

[convolvatron]

except every single piece of progress that we have is the result of trying to do things a different way. so unless you really think we've reached the pinnacle of operating system design, there has to be some room for this?

[CodingJeebus]

There's a very big difference between building onto an existing system and rewriting from the ground up. I'm not opposed to making progress and trying things differently, but saying things like "we need to completely rethink the operating system" is like saying "we need to completely redesign New York City". The most effective progress is incremental, not throwing the old system away wholesale.

The modern javascript ecosystem is a perfect example of what happens when everyone tries to rebuild from scratch and it's a nightmare.