Same is true in academic research (though old-timers catch it often). The common pattern is:
* approach “A” was invented in 1970 or so and didn’t work
* “B” extends “A” in multiple ways and now works
* noobs assume “B” invented “A” and treat “B” as the root of modern knowledge. “B” often has more market presence so noobs (without deep understanding) don’t see the relationship to prior attempts.
The Emperor's new clothes (TENC). Most people don't do history, especially the Dunning-Kruger afflicted.
Docker (Linux containers) is, like jails: awful, leaky isolation pretending to be virtualization. If you want real resource and security containment, use virtualization. Docker is insecure in so many ways; it's like using PHP to write a TLS library.
* approach “A” was invented in 1970 or so and didn’t work
* “B” extends “A” in multiple ways and now works
* noobs assume “B” invented “A” and treat “B” as the root of modern knowledge. “B” often has more market presence so noobs (without deep understanding) don’t see the relationship to prior attempts.
Examples:
* AlexNet/deep learning/ML in general
* MapReduce/databases/functional programming primitives
* Docker/chroot “Jail” Containers
* Bitcoin/90s coins/blockchains
Ego and ignorance are rarely a great combination :)