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That's why I'm highly skeptical when I hear the word "best practices". Sure, the intention is good, but it promotes mindless repeating of patterns over thinkin
by joelthelion 9y ago
That's why I'm highly skeptical when I hear the word "best practices".
Sure, the intention is good, but it promotes mindless repeating of patterns over thinking about what really helps.
- computerex 9y agoOn the other hand, every discipline that I can think of has its own set of best practices. Why should software development be any different? I know a lot of people are susceptible to the mindless repeating, but that's not a fault of best practices.
- joelthelion 9y agoI'm not against the idea per se, just highly skeptical when I hear it used, because more often then not, I've seen it used to promote mindless repetition of previously used patterns.