Are there trends in the world of techies that have not faded for decades?

Question

Programming

It's rare that since the 80s it has always been promising for coders and iron masters?
Well, other theoretical sciences ... Mathematics and physics, etc.?

Answer 1

Almost all algorithms were written in the sixties of the last century. Knutt "The Art of Programming" volume 1 - 1968, volume 2 - 1969, volume 3 - 1973. Since then, very little new has appeared in programming.

Answer 2

So what direction has faded? Directions, on the contrary, are only developing and expanding.

Answer 3

Piems, vision is not the same, and the pens are shaking (the mouse jumps like crazy))))
but I still get into the clave)))

Answer 4

PLC programming (Codesys), although now there are many IDEs for parameterization, e.g. building automation (both controllers and networks).

Answer 5

If you want to be a cool specialist, then you must constantly learn new things. Nobody needs 60-year-old programmers who know nothing but assembler and Fortran, and if they work somewhere, then this is clearly not a dream job.