I'm of the exact same opinion, but I've mostly given up on repeating similar notions. I think it's unlikely to change: I read something once that there are abou

I'm of the exact same opinion, but I've mostly given up on repeating similar notions. I think it's unlikely to change: I read something once that there are about 20 devs on all of twitter that generate 90% of all the tech chatter and hype. Some days it feels the everybody software industry puts their trust in a handful of famous ex-<insert FANGG> here or famous youtubers / bloggers and takes what they say as undeniable truth (Though this is true for nearly everything nowadays, everything trite, washed down, and summarized with no heart or nuance) There's a great saying in German: "Die kochen auch nur mit Wasser" - They also cook only with water. Sure, some of these youtubers and bloggers are super smart and helpful, and there are brilliant people who have worked at Silicon Valley companies. But there are smart, helpful, and brilliant people at nearly every company around the world. It just so happens that not all of them blog, have a twitter, or have youtube channels. Sorry for the oldmanish grumbling but the more I learn about this industry is that everything is about picking the right tool for the job, documenting the arcane decisions made, and managing all of those decisions. When you really start getting into the weeds, the (IMHO) junior level ideals of 'perfectly clean code' and '100% code coverage' rapidly go out the window. We're _maintainers_ of complex systems, not wizards with panaceas. 100% of the time it is picking the tool for the job, and know what you are doing with that tool. Experimenting? Great. Learning something new? Great. Just don't lumber into your organization one day saying "we should do X or Y because its the hype, or Z said so". Many painful stories can be shared on this type of mentality.