Right, I've come to believe that the software development world is led by the nose by snake oil salesmen. Most software developers don't have a range of experie

Right, I've come to believe that the software development world is led by the nose by snake oil salesmen. Most software developers don't have a range of experience outside of a CS degree, so they easily fall into "this is the new best practice" traps, especially if they look flashy and professional (examples: https://12factor.net https://12factor.net https://machalliance.org https://machalliance.org)