Yes, I agree, and I'll nuance my previous comment a bit by saying that I actually think many "best practices" have good advice in them, at least for some situat

Yes, I agree, and I'll nuance my previous comment a bit by saying that I actually think many "best practices" have good advice in them, at least for some situations, and sometimes even most situations, and in that sense they often are worth reading. I just wish people would stop calling them "best practices" or even "methodologies" and would just call them "an idea I had" or "this is how I like to do things" or "here are the advantages to X". The change in tone just puts an entire different spin on things, and will ultimately be helpful for everyone as the reader will be less tempted to just accept things as an axiom, and will generally lead to more thoughtful and constructive discourse.