Ahhh, one of my pet peeves in IT: "best practices" ... what proof do they offer that these are the best? Is there a detailed deconstruction of why these are th

Ahhh, one of my pet peeves in IT: "best practices" ... what proof do they offer that these are the best? Is there a detailed deconstruction of why these are the best, and what practices they are superior to? A multifaceted analysis that may show other practices to be better under some circumstances? Oh, you mean "recommended practices".