welcome to IT :-). I usually wait for something to be asked for twice before doing, cause the first time is often just noise (oh you really want that). Somethin

welcome to IT :-). I usually wait for something to be asked for twice before doing, cause the first time is often just noise (oh you really want that). Something that takes a bit of work like this I'd usually confirm in an email asking if you really want this, and are happy if I do it this way. Rule of thumb when dealing with management: if its not written down it didn't happen. Most places have a set of languages / tools they use because everyone knows them, unless there's an extraordinary reason usually stick to these even if there are better tools around. If you want everyone to start using a new tool, then one way is to get some buy in by others, then have a pilot project to evaluate the new tool, weigh the pros and cons etc.