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As far as technology goes, I think what we describe as "fashion" is often mostly caused by a desire for safety in numbers, and to a large extent that's rational
by mjw1007 6y ago
As far as technology goes, I think what we describe as "fashion" is often mostly caused by a desire for safety in numbers, and to a large extent that's rational.
If I pick the same language or framework or whatever as everyone else, there's a better chance it won't be abandoned, and when I want to integrate with some other project, someone else will already have done a great deal of the work.
- hyperman1 6y agoToo true. On my job we have frameworks from the Architects, and stuff that drips in from outside. The Architects typically buy some Framework from a Trustworthy Enterprise, as approved by the Gods of Gartner. Quality varies wildly, but if you move half a mm from the beaten path you're on your own. I gain a thumbleweed badge on stackoverflow every time I deal with their stuff. Compare it to outside world stuff. Quality also varies wildly, but 5 minutes on Google generally delivers someone who already suffered trough hell for me, and forged some unholy pact with the technology in question. Unfortunately, neither camp can choose a boring, proven, working technology that exists already a few years and is in common usage.
- afarrell 6y agoIf you found yourself using a boring, proven, working technology ...how vividly would you remember that experience?
- hyperman1 6y agoYou would have a feeling of trust. As an example: I click on a browser icon and I get a working browser with a predictable behaviour. One day, chromium edge took over, messed up a ton of settings,and kept on blathering about my experience. 5 minutes of filling out a work sheet changed to 30 minutes of whack a browser. My amicable brotherly feelings of good that day did not extend to the average Microsoft employee.
- Aeolun 6y agoMy experience using PHP at my previous company stands out because it was so relatively glorious.
- mattgreenrocks 6y agoBy the same token, people should stop expecting exceptional results if they used the same tools and processes as everyone else.