alt Hacker NewsWell your points are making sense in isolation whereas this article is making more sense in general.
> I'm a bit tired of "simple" and "boring" and other nonsense words in this field...
This is hilarious in sense millions more will be tired and exhausted by evaluating new and exciting technology endlessly appearing all the time.
People go by these rule of thumbs which may not be perfect in every single case but they do increase success chances for even sub-par teams as opposed to "rigorously evaluating latest technology"
I don't think it's exhausting to determine if a solution fits your requirements and I don't think much about the people who would find it exhausting. I'm not suggesting some insane formal verification, but you really can't just answer basic questions about how technologies can address problems? Then what is your role? To choose mysql irrespective of requirements?
> People go by these rule of thumbs which may not be perfect in every single case but they do increase success chances for even sub-par teams as opposed to "rigorously evaluating latest technology"
Rule of thumb. And it's not a rule. It's a bias based on a vague term.