"Best Practices" is a hollow phrase

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Davyd McColl

Posted on November 5, 2019

"Best Practices" is a hollow phrase

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.

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Davyd McColl

Posted on November 5, 2019

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