Kinda a big announcement
Read OriginalThe author reflects on the glacial pace of change in software development, using examples from COM to modern frameworks. While some burdens like manual memory management have eased, many challenges remain. The article highlights how developer tools accumulate complexity, but identifies Stack Overflow as a rare, transformative innovation that rapidly changed how programmers learn and get help.
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