A great blog post echoing the same sentiments (that no longer appears to be there): If you have ever dealt with me directly as a customer, attended one of my p

A great blog post echoing the same sentiments (that no longer appears to be there): If you have ever dealt with me directly as a customer, attended one of my presentations, or even simply stomached one of my diatribes in a casual, technical conversation, you have no doubt heard about one of my pet peeves (no, not “Tips –n- Tricks” – we’ll visit that another time) but the term “best practices.” I loathe that term. I know we are guilty of it at Microsoft – so are just about every single technology-based organizations. In our ever-evolving industry, to put something down in print as THE ABSOLUTE BEST PRACTICES goes against the very nature of the word “practice.” It can seem arrogant. It implies way too much finality. It also can mean serious disruption when a practice changes. I work in a consulting practice. As products, regulations, politics, and trends change, so do our recommended practices. This is why I purposely try to use “under the current recommended practice” or simply just “current recommended practices.” Source: http://blogs.technet.com/b/gladiatormsft/archive/2014/08/25/app-v-5-installing-to-the-pvad-don-t-do-it-yes-i-said-it.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/gladiatormsft/archive/2014/08/25/...