Ask HN: What's the word for 'doing things the same old way with a new tool'?

3 pointsfossterer10y ago2 comments

It's the word for 'doing things the same old way even when you have a new technology/tool with new capabilities' -- something that sounds like syroglephic, seiroglyphic.

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dangrossman10y ago

I think you're looking for "skeuomorphic", though it describes form (mimicking the aesthetic of something else) rather than function.

fosstererOP10y ago

Exactly! Thanks dangrossman

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Ask HN: What's the word for 'doing things the same old way with a new tool'?

3 pointsfossterer10y ago2 comments

It's the word for 'doing things the same old way even when you have a new technology/tool with new capabilities' -- something that sounds like syroglephic, seiroglyphic.

2 comments

dangrossman10y ago

I think you're looking for "skeuomorphic", though it describes form (mimicking the aesthetic of something else) rather than function.

fosstererOP10y ago

Exactly! Thanks dangrossman

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