"Best Practices" is a hollow phrase
Davyd McColl
Posted on November 5, 2019
Ugh. "Best Practices". What a hollow phrase.
Best... for whom?
Best... under what context?
Please: if you want people with a clue to listen, stop using this mantra designed to give the reader FOMO.
It's bs.
Nothing is always the best. Everything sucks in its own special way. I mean that in the "kindest" way possible: there is no perfect
- OS
- framework
- programming language
- anything
Everything has pros and cons.
If you'd like me to use your fantastic tech, explain to me:
- why I should use this?
- how is it better than alternatives out there?
- when does it make sense?
- when are there simpler methods?
- what is the tradeoff for using your tech stack vs other methods? and vice-versa?
Without real information, I'm having trouble taking your pitch seriously. And any programmer should be skeptical until you provide a concrete argument that supports your case.
I'm open to being convinced.
"best" implies you can draw some comparisons. I'm all ears.
Posted on November 5, 2019
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