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Against Best Practices

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279 points ingve | 2 comments | 18 Nov 24 07:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.399s | source
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layer8 ◴[18 Nov 24 17:52 UTC] No.42174920[source]▶
The advantage of best practices is that you have something you can follow without having to analyze the situation in depth. The disadvantage of best practices is that you may have to analyze the situation in depth to notice that they maybe aren’t the best choice in the specific situation. The harm that best practices can do are lessened by viewing them as a rule of thumb conditioned on certain premises rather than as a dogma.
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1. nativeit ◴[18 Nov 24 18:37 UTC] No.42175441[source]▶
“Dogma” is the key word in this situation, I believe (and in a lot of similar situations). There are very few examples for when dogmatic obedience is healthy, helpful, or appropriate. Sadly, the trends seem to be heading the wrong way, with more tribalism than pragmatism.
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2. safetytrick ◴[18 Nov 24 22:45 UTC] No.42177925[source]▶
I'm proud of my little joke on dogmas: "The only dogma I believe is that all dogmas are wrong".