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Boring technology is honestly the best technology, I’ve never regretted using boring stuff because it can usually do 95% of what I want without too much hassle.
by jarbus 3y ago
Boring technology is honestly the best technology, I’ve never regretted using boring stuff because it can usually do 95% of what I want without too much hassle. I get tempted by shiny stuff, but I’d never rely on anything new for something important
- tomjakubowski 3y agoI too like boring tech and try and avoid shiny stuff. I'd like to refine this idea though: is it that I like boring tech because it's old and battle-tested, or just because it's old and I'm familiar with it? E.g. Bazel. Is it shiny new or is it boring old? It only made v1.0 four years ago, but it's based on Blaze, which has been developed internally at the Google mothership since 2006. To a Googler, Blaze probably seems boring - does Bazel, too?