alt Hacker NewsThis saying has been abused 10 ways til Sunday.
"I'm using technology I know that will get us there" is not the same as treating every problem as a nail. It's making a practical choice that probably also had time constraints and other factors we don't know.
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groundzeros2015 • yesterday at 1:06 PM
I think it’s completely applicable here. Nobody who worked in the 80s or 90s would have selected this solution.
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> "I'm using technology I know that will get us there" is not the same as treating every problem as a nail.
Hammering in a screw is using technology that the hammer-wielder knows will get there. You’ve just rephrased the statement.
What you seem to be saying is that in some cases, the hammer may be the appropriate tool. No-one disputes that.