Ask HN: What IT technologies have been available for years but aren't mainstream

Let me give you an example:

containers have been used at Google for decades, yet, only did the masses start using them when Docker made them mainstream.

So, I have been wondering what else is out there that for some reason isn't well known, and yet, would largely benefit anybody in the computer science field?

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Hackbraten 7y ago ↗

Highly optimized, reproducible, multi-language build systems, such as Buck [1] or Bazel [2]. With that technology around, I can’t believe how developers still put up with slow builds.

[1]: https://buckbuild.com/ [2]: https://bazel.build/