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New programming languages that explore different ways of doing things. There are so many interesting ideas.

This sounds like Stanford maintains its elevators but the state doesn't have enough inspectors to to certify and renew paperwork. But the anecdotes in the beginning make you think Stanford is ignoring its responsibility. Maybe it is, but the lack of inspectors sounds more plausible

Tech doesn't solve almost any real issue people have. Life is pretty much like it was in the 90s except more distracting.

Is there a reason I should care about this dude's opinion?

Nope. I'll use the good enough tool for the job.

I couldn't make it past the first paragraph, and the headline makes we want to vomit.

No, but all of my side projects are work related things, and it has occurred to me that if I ever leave my company those projects will not help my github. I still do them anyway because I am most excited to build them.

Can we all move the tech sector to Reno?

Is anyone else annoyed when the word actually is used at the end of a sentence?

I think this is a good idea. That is the first time in a long time I have thought "wow, the state is doing something useful with my tax dollars"

I think so. Let me ask you this, what changed that would make it irrelevant? There have not been any earth shattering advances in language design that make it obsolete.

It may not align with your ambitions as a programmer, but math and functional programming still apply.

You could probably use SELinux to do something similar

What's wrong with tech interviews? They have flaws, but I think they do a decent job of filtering out bad candidates. If you can solve basic problems under adverse conditions, you probably grasp the basics well enough for the job. That's better than someone who doesn't grasp the basics.