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Prescriptions seem to work well in "static" systems. The ones that don't involve competition or comparison with other humans. Single player games, basically. Fi

• AstralStorm 6y ago
  There are no static systems. Every prescription or practice should come with a use-by date. Otherwise some hapless new guy will take outdated practice for good money. It is also why people straight out of school are not that great unless they learn on their own - they generally know outdated practices. Instead of prescription, a guideline is better, especially a clear statement of goals to strive for. Examples or exact methods are secondary. Even something as bound to physics as say civil engineering changes all the time. New materials, new analysis tools, methods to save cost... Imagine trying to follow a few year old guides on programming practices. Even one year old stackoverflow post can be hopelessly outdated, not to mention low quality. I've hit current linters recommending old, now wrong practice. (Java: replacing concatenation with format strings or string builder. Concatenation used to be slow before Java 1.7, now it's fastest.)