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There is no other industry where tools are debated so much as in IT. We literally waste tonns of hours on arguing over minor differences and nuances that really
by StreamBright 11y ago
There is no other industry where tools are debated so much as in IT. We literally waste tonns of hours on arguing over minor differences and nuances that really should not matter that much.
- newjersey 11y agoThere's a balancing act between trying to cut a tree with a blunt ax that one never resharpens versus spending all week in an ax store looking at different axes. (Speaking of which I'm doing something like that by looking at hn so I'm not trying to say bad to anyone else because I'd be a hypocrite if I did)
- Amorymeltzer 11y ago"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." - commonly attributed to Abraham Lincoln
- hga 11y agoYou clearly aren't familiar with US gun culture, e.g. plastic Glock v. metal 1911, striker fired vs. Single Action, Gaston Glock vs. John Moses Browning! Light, fast 9 mm Europellet vs. heavy, slow .45 (11.5 mm) Auto Colt Pistol ... and those are just two of the most prominent right now. Let me assure you, this isn't unique to IT!
- cgh 11y agoI have seen guitarists spend serious time debating picks.
- Spooky23 11y agoIt is a waste of time, clearly whet and curl are just petty toys. Emacs is obviously the one true tool to meet any purpose.