To me, one of the downsides of many internet discussion is that it seems complicated issues get reduced to a single dimension just to get enough traction to have the conversation. And then most of the conversation is between the camps that have internalized and accepted the simplified mental model of the problem and those that haven't. Maybe that's is a good thing for the reasons you highlight.
In my opinion, it feels like we are fishing with a bigger net, but we aren't fishing any deeper now than we were 3 years ago.
>In my opinion, it feels like we are fishing with a bigger net, but we aren't fishing any deeper now than we were 3 years ago.
Well, who's fault is that? Pick a perspective and follow it deeply, write about it, and fish deeper. All it requires is commitment.
You could certainly pick a worse position that the OP's! Data is far more important than code - although I fear that this point is obscured by the "web service" trend that tends to spread data across many legal/economic/technical 'zones of control'.
Anyway, I hope that rather than just lament the state of things, that you take action to change it, at least for yourself.
To me, one of the downsides of many internet discussion is that it seems complicated issues get reduced to a single dimension just to get enough traction to have the conversation. And then most of the conversation is between the camps that have internalized and accepted the simplified mental model of the problem and those that haven't. Maybe that's is a good thing for the reasons you highlight.
In my opinion, it feels like we are fishing with a bigger net, but we aren't fishing any deeper now than we were 3 years ago.