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> So if we are to add something to this article’s sentiment it could be an observation that we are also prone to misunderstanding things and jumping too quickly to conclusions.

I'd add another observation: most of the cynical views expressed in the article are simply the result of "hammer syndrome": hand a person a hammer and everything starts looking like a nail. Overuse of tools and trying to apply them to problems they weren't intended to solve, is a big issue.

Ignoring lessons from the past is another. I love how the author makes it sound as if NodeJS and trying to use the same ecosystem for backend and frontend was something new. "Write Once, Run Everywhere!" was a slogan that predates NodeJS by over a decade :)



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