The return to the 90s
A friend has recently told me: “our [offline] stores run better than agents and online sales, now.” That ignited some short-term memories for me and a follow-up conclusion that I just wanted to share (who knows, maybe it helps someone.) So here we go.
A few days ago I’ve read an article about how vinyl record sales are highly increasing, although digital formats used by CDs and the average streaming services are not distinguishable different for the human ear.
PCs are reportedly coming back as well. Apple focuses on improving MacBooks and workstations again, after a long time. (Although Mac sales seem to have indeed declined in volume in Q4 2019, people may just be waiting for the revamped 13" — or 14"? — notebooks too. I know I am.)
Software-wise, have you noticed how every app’s user interface is currently minimalist and simple, yet a bit font-heavy, just like in the 90s when technology didn’t support gradients and round corners very well? (With some more modern design now, though.)
Developers use the Terminal and command line tools (like git) a lot again. Relational DBs are back in business, where they should actually be. REST APIs are replaced by GraphQL — long live anciently-complex queries!
