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1. Go to Home Depot. 2. Pick the tools you like. Get a good hammer, saw, adjustable square. 3. Leave Home Depot and go get good with them. 4. If something br
by artursapek 14y ago
1. Go to Home Depot.
2. Pick the tools you like. Get a good hammer, saw, adjustable square.
3. Leave Home Depot and go get good with them.
4. If something breaks or doesn't perform a task you need, go back to Home Depot to supplement your toolbox.
- jzwinck 14y agoYou forgot the laser-guided dado cutter, and the telescoping illuminated wet-dry vac with AM/FM radio.
- artursapek 14y agoWho can spend time in the shop without a nice ball game on the AM radio!
- johnmw 14y agoWhat if your job is to build model aircraft? (Kidding, its a nice analogy but I think its also good to do some research on the tools you might need first or you might waste a lot of time. I once wasted a month of development time because I picked the wrong toolbox for the job).
- artursapek 14y agoSure. But the point of this thread is, don't run over to Home Depot as soon as the shiny new hammers arrive.
- analyst74 14y agoalternative step 4: If something breaks, hammer it until it looks like a nail.
- metaphorm 14y agoonly for PHP developers
- jh3 14y agoDid you make this account to talk about how you think Django is awesome?
- metaphorm 14y agoits a new account. today there was a discussion about django, and i like django. surely i'll discuss other things on other days. why do you care anyway?
- jh3 14y agoI figured you created a new account in order to berate PHP and praise Django without giving away your regular HN identity.
- dubcanada 14y agoI almost thought nobody would make a PHP sucks blah blah comment. Almost... Maybe someday I'll read a thread without one.
- corresation 14y agoThe "tool" analogy breaks down somewhat in that what we're really talking about are building standards and frameworks. If you build your home as an insulated concrete form to European green standards, you can't simply start building the rest as a stick and plaster home if you find that your needs change or your understanding of ICF wasn't complete. If you did you would end up with a mishmashed hodgepodge that ends up being the worst of both.