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Are you using too many technologies in your projects? (makinggoodsoftware.com)
5 points by wtfdeveloper on March 31, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Disagree a bit with "Anti-pattern 3: Overusing a technology". If you decide to use a technology, embrace it (even as you recognize the lock-in potentials). You often stand to gain more by making the most of what you're already more-or-less committed to (but usually haven't yet acknowledged just how committed you really are). The point is to use that dependency wisely. If it's a solid library you'll be saving yourself a lot of time in the long run.

Of course, if you've chosen poorly, there's no helping that.


This is a great list, but I especially like #1. Any time I see a job ad that wants "1-3 years experience with x" I groan.




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