Technologies That Last
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Argues that applying the Lindy effect to software gives a practical rule: future lifetime ≈ half existing lifetime, so SQL ~40 years → ~20 more and message brokers (RabbitMQ, Kafka) likely persist decades. Recommends mastering long-lived foundations like C underpins SQLite and firmware, Unix/Linux, version control and core languages (Java, JavaScript, Lisp) rather than chasing yearly framework hype.
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