Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

> it's the instrument of over engineering.

True, but find me one language that someone, somewhere didn't over- something. Either over-engineer or over-simplify, or over-use.

People get excited about technology and try to push the envelope on its usage. That's true of any widely used tech.

Hitting the golden middle is notoriously hard, especially when it is not the same middle for everyone.

> the whole ecosystem

What precisely do you mean? Sure Spring is notorious for this, but not the wider ecosystem.

Sure some libraries might not be using SemVer, but Maven itself predates it as well.






Consider applying for YC's W25 batch! Applications are open till Nov 12.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: