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My theory is that we focus too much on the final points of "best practice advice" and very little on the reasoning behind it. As programmers, we need to start
by spion 11y ago
My theory is that we focus too much on the final points of "best practice advice" and very little on the reasoning behind it.
As programmers, we need to start demanding that logical explanations always accompany best practices or dismiss them as bullshit.
- tmuir 11y agoI tried this for over two years at a job, which inevitably resulted in "well, John has 25 years of experience, and you have 5".
- spion 11y agoYou might be able to reframe it as a "why" question. Then you're no longer questioning the experience, but the ability to impart that knowledge to others.
- arethuza 11y agoWhen someone quotes something as a "best practice" I usually take it that they aren't actually interested in the "why" and probably have no idea of what the underlying justification is.
- dalore 11y agoWhat's wrong with quoting best practice and pointing the why in your framework of choice documentation that explains the best practice and the why?