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Basically just diversity vs monoculture. If you have too many languages, then it's hard to reuse code and less people know how things work. If you have a smal
by gitgud 5y ago
Basically just diversity vs monoculture.
If you have too many languages, then it's hard to reuse code and less people know how things work.
If you have a small amount of languages, things can get boring and innovation can suffer.
> we spend half of the time just learning yet another new super puper technology. Which looks just like another one plus some sugar.
If you don't enjoy it or it doesn't provide any value... Then just don't do it.
The best engineers I've seen use tools they know very well, and rarely adopt new fashionable technologies.
- aristofun 5y ago> things can get boring This indicades to me one of the important motivation behind this — tendency of engineers "to engineer" instead of solving business problems as effectively as possible. Just for the sake of other engineers to call you a cool kid. Just to prove yourself, get some glory as a rock star.