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lrossi | 5 years ago

Right, there are plenty of such examples from physics. I was wondering if biology is the same. But it actually sounds worse.

I think computer science is doing much better nowadays. The “NoSQL” movement for example was particularly impressive, it’s something that wouldn’t fly in most other sciences.

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Sharlin|5 years ago

NoSQL is much more about software engineering than computer science, and software engineering is ridiculously susceptible to fads in a way no mature engineering discipline should be. And almost never are those fads actually new ideas, because trends work cyclically rather than linearly. Most SWEs are just too ignorant of the history of their own trade to realize that.

sjg007|5 years ago

Except that NoSQL has been around for decades. It just went by a different name in the 1960s.

selimthegrim|5 years ago

Pick IIRC

glitcher|5 years ago

I think computer science benefits from the relatively low cost and widespread availability of hardware and software tools. You don't necessarily need huge financial backing to explore a new idea in many areas. Of course there are exceptions (super computing, quantum computing, etc), but the barrier to entry for curious beginners seems much lower than other scientific fields.

ZephyrBlu|5 years ago

We're onto NewSQL now.