> If you look at an industry way of doing something and decide it’s wrong, you should have solid reasoning to back it up.
I agree! Now can we also agree that often what is touted as "best practice" is not industry practice, but rather built on "authority" as the article rightly claims?
The number one thing I hate about "best" practices is it heavily implies there is one and only one "correct" way to do things, and every other way is wrong.
Agree. Some people simply refuse to acknowledge that all choices have pros/cons. The less experience the developer has, the more this seems to be true.
I agree! Now can we also agree that often what is touted as "best practice" is not industry practice, but rather built on "authority" as the article rightly claims?
The number one thing I hate about "best" practices is it heavily implies there is one and only one "correct" way to do things, and every other way is wrong.