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But you do need to have _an_ argument for why using their tech is good. > benefit from Google putting a stamp of approval on certain tech and pouring resources
by alecbz 5y ago
But you do need to have _an_ argument for why using their tech is good.
> benefit from Google putting a stamp of approval on certain tech and pouring resources into it
On its own this is still not a great argument; Googling pouring resources into solving a problem does not help you unless you _also_ have that problem.
- staticassertion 5y agoChoosing technology that's battle tested at scale and under crazy load seems extremely reasonable. Just from a "I need this thing not to have a shitload of bugs" perspective. If you were choosing between two libraries, and one was used by 5 people and one was used by 5 million, it'd be hard to go with the one that is used by 5 people even if it is a better fit for the problem.
- alecbz 5y agoSure, but I think this is not the shape of situation people are generally facing when we say "you're not Google". E.g., often you see choices between NoSQL-esque solutions like BigTable, Dynamo, etc. and traditional relational DBs.