Re: Great article.
I agree - I did mention the late 20th Century. But it's not just the invention of the transistor, it's binary logic, integrated circuits, Von Neumann architecture, 8-bit bytes, TCP, public key encryption, Unicode, the web and ... well, whatever other meta-architectural stuff is left sticking to the wall after being thrown.
But if we're really building an industry here that will echo down the ages, we're only 75 or so years in - on that sort of timescale, these are formative years. If future generations will be building on the shoulders of giants, then like it or not some of those giants are working today. No pressure then.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
