I was browsing through some geeky articles on Wikipedia and came across this list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pioneers_in_computer_science

While I was pretty happy that I knew a lot of names from that list, I got pretty sad pretty fast when I checked out the Achievement Date column.

What that tells me is that there has been no pioneering in the nineties and noughties. Or at least, nobody bothered to write them down.

You could tell me that CS is a mature domain and that pioneering is hard or no longer required and I will smack you across the face next time I see you.

I did my bachelor in Computer Science, so I'm pretty bummed right now. I think one of the problems is that most innovations are carried out by companies nowadays, not by individuals. I don't mean the actual work, but the media-aided awareness that should follow.

So do we want superheroes or are we okay with teams?