Computer Science and Programming is constantly changing

The field isn’t constantly changing, this is a myth.

Python came out in 1991, it’s still in very popular use in 2019, well over quarter of a century later. Same for Java, almost quarter of a century after release, it’s the most popular language in industry.

People think the computer industry changes quick, it doesn’t, it’s actually very slow to move.

UNIX celebrated 50 years of existence this year, and we’re still using it, or copies of it for loads of different things. Half a century old!

This industry is very slow to move, it’s amazing how little changes every decade.

Even the new languages that come out like Go, it’s really not that different to C, and not very different at all to Limbo.

             -Garry Taylor