> You're optimizing for programmer excitement. There's a famous graph of programmer excitement curves floating around on the net, with a peak at "new and shiny"

> You're optimizing for programmer excitement. There's a famous graph of programmer excitement curves floating around on the net, with a peak at "new and shiny" stage. I at no point said that this should be the overriding factor. I said that the need to consider developers' personal goals is often understated, and is one of many pieces of information worth weighing when making a decision.