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In my 27 years of software development, almost every time I've heard someone say "best practices" it's because they are simply appealing to authority--a famous
by nathanaldensr 5y ago
In my 27 years of software development, almost every time I've heard someone say "best practices" it's because they are simply appealing to authority--a famous blogger, Gartner, etc.--rather than knowing anything about the underlying abstractions or reasoning.
Software development, especially nowadays, is far more art than science. Do "best practices" apply to art? Should they?
For me, the phrase is pure corporate jargon nonsense.
- matkoniecz 5y ago> Do "best practices" apply to art? Yes, at least partially. We have known solutions for many things - one can buy paper/paint/pencils, there is some standard toolbox how to sculpt marble, how to fire clay, how to draw a realistic picture... Some art pieces are done by ignoring parts of that and doing something new but basically all art is using at least some.