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The IT Industry - 20 Years Of Bubbles
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Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last. -
Originally posted by Zigenare View PostShouldn't you have died by now?Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostYou forgot the blockchain bubble, the biggest one of the last 5 yearsComment
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Originally posted by tsmith View Post1998-2001 - dot com bubble
2002-2005 - the 'digital agency' bubble - ie companies who had no in house dev resource and/or no proper web presence invest in a website
2006-2009 - ecommerce bubble - tipping point of ecommerce where even non techies buy stuff online so everyone wants a transactional website. Kept digital agencies in work for a few more years
2010-2013 - agile bubble - agile went mainstream replacing waterfall as defacto standard for project management
2013-2016 - mobile bubble - everyone wanted a mobile app or responsive website. mobile internet use passes desktop for first time 2016
2016-2019 - devops bubble - devops replaces agile as hype / buzzword leader - companies move from on prem to cloud + automation
- AI / Machine learning - buzzwords started getting over used 2018/2019. People with brains started seeing through the BS of the over use of these terms
2020 - Cant see a bubble so far
you're confusing bubble with trend.
the only bubble in your list was the dotcom one.
And you missed outsourcing, insourcing, client/server, serverless, virtualisation, big data, unified comms,,,, to name a few.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Lance View Postyou're confusing bubble with trend.
the only bubble in your list was the dotcom one.
And you missed outsourcing, insourcing, client/server, serverless, virtualisation, big data, unified comms,,,, to name a few.
A good or fortunate situation that is isolated from reality or unlikely to lastComment
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Originally posted by Lance View Postyou're confusing bubble with trend.
the only bubble in your list was the dotcom one.
And you missed outsourcing, insourcing, client/server, serverless, virtualisation, big data, unified comms,,,, to name a few.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by tsmith View PostSpot the man who works in Fintech. Im using this definition of bubble from google
A good or fortunate situation that is isolated from reality or unlikely to last
Now you mention it though, add HFT.....See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostDon't forget ".Net" - otherwise DimPrawn might be getting upset!See You Next TuesdayComment
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