[HN Gopher] Koalas vs. Crows: An evolutionary theory of software
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Koalas vs. Crows: An evolutionary theory of software
Author : alex-moon
Score : 23 points
Date : 2025-08-04 09:03 UTC (3 days ago)
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| jonplackett wrote:
| I found the comparison between koalas and crows very interesting
| in terms of evolution and biology. But I got a bit lost in how
| that translates to software. The analogy kinda fell apart for me.
| jmull wrote:
| I love the setup, but this sadly fails to deliver. The author
| doesn't seem to have any idea how to fit the twists and turns of
| frontend software development trends onto the metaphor of koalas
| and crows.
|
| BTW, jQuery has waned not because it got out-completed by
| something else, but because it won outright. All the useful
| things jQuery gave us have been migrated into the base.
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