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To Adopt or Not to Adopt? Assessing New Tech in a Quickly Moving Field

Kathryn Grayson Nanz on January 23, 2024

I’ll be honest: when brand new technologies drop, I’m generally not one of those folks who rushes to go learn and incorporate it right away. To be ...
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Michael Tharrington

This is a great topic, Kathryn, and such a well-thought out approach for assessing whether or not it's worth it to dip into a new piece of tech. Thanks for sharing your checklist! πŸ™Œ

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Ndeye Fatou Diop

Same here πŸ™Œ. There are only so many hours available in the day. Plus I actually have to get my job done and I could never if I always had to switch to the latest, shiniest platform.
I think maybe if I was the only one working on my codebase, I would play around but as an employee, my focus is on providing value quickly ☺️.