Comment by nomel

> But yes, there is an interesting change in the past decade, where everything new must be over-hyped.

Or, it's that the last two years have been the largest and fastest shift in the daily life of a programmer since the compiler, with near everyone moving, simultaneously, to this new tech, not because of hype, but because of practical personal benefit.

Regardless, everything being hyped isn't new. There's always been silly hype in tech.