Kind because there is an obvious path forward. Unkind because there is uncertainty over time. In programming there is no objective measures for code quality, co

Kind because there is an obvious path forward. Unkind because there is uncertainty over time. In programming there is no objective measures for code quality, cost of maintenance or even productivity of individuals. I would argue that programming is fundamentally unkind. You can only learn a small fraction of stack and operate on assumptions. It is very hard to learn from other people's experiences as it is hard to quantify complexity. If someone is preaching for microservices you can only understand tradeoffs by having a specific knowledge/experience. That why we have people still using PHP for new projects because they are so entrenched in their local maximum.