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> This again... Yes, this again, because it is the single most important and common error developers make today. > The problems with boring technology are two

by jonahx 4y ago

> This again... Yes, this again, because it is the single most important and common error developers make today. > The problems with boring technology are twofold. One, it's about rejecting newer tech on a bet you don't need their features. No, it's about rejecting newer, complex tech when you demonstrably don't need it, and the real reason it was chosen is that developers like shiny new toys that are cool because other developers are all talking about them.

adamors 4y ago
zero_shift 4y ago
> developers like shiny new toys that are cool because other developers are all talking about them. I refer you to my other comment about the profound misanthropy behind "I don't understand why people want more productivity so I will compare them to children / animals"
- jonahx 4y ago
  > I don't understand why people want more productivity My assessment is that "want more productivity" is, 90% of the time, a nice-sounding smokescreen for what is in fact neophilia. I'm making an empirical argument, not a philosophical one. It's based on personal experience with many devs. There is a massive bias toward trendy technologies, and they are rarely chosen for objective, research-based reasons. What you are reading as "profound misanthropy" is coming from hard-won experience: I have seen the disastrous consequences of these decisions, the developer-years of wasted time, and in some cases had to clean up the mess myself.