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I would say the most common one IT people would be familiar with is: "We've always done it this way."
by da_chicken 5y ago
I would say the most common one IT people would be familiar with is: "We've always done it this way."
- twic 5y ago"It's best practice" might be even more lethal. Or "It's how Google do it" if you're in Silicon Valley.
- mindcrime 5y agoOr if you're in management: "Forrester recommended doing it this way" or "Gartner recommends adopting this", etc.
- ballenf 5y agoI thought it was "let's put it in the backlog".
- jacobsimon 5y agoLOL
- the_af 5y agoThat's not thought-terminating, it's just a postponement, and it can be argued against (e.g. "no, it's urgent because of X, let's bump something else"). Contrast this with "best practices", which most people seem afraid to argue against for fear of being singled out as bad developers.
- maleldil 5y agoTo be fair, people don't often challenge that. I usually say "It's how I'm used to doing it, but I'd be happy to hear a better alternative". I don't think anyone ever offered one.
- myWindoonn 5y agoThis need not be thought-terminating. Consider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_... situations.