Comment It depends how good/bad the old shit is (Score 1) 232
Whether to go new or not should depend on how horrendous the old way of doing something was, AND how stable, well documented, and community supported the new thing is AND how many of the old way's fundamental problems/weaknesses the new thing solves.
It's not a simple decision, and needs to be made case by case.
What really matters is the quality of the technology and the community that is actively working with it, supporting it and improving it. Not the age.