The reason? Big Company X uses it for their spectacularly successful product. So that means the tech they used is good right? Well, no it actually doesn't. In fact, many are successful in spite of it. But we don't find out about the pain until after the headlines have faded.
I've followed the hype many times before too, so I'm not talking down to anybody here. It is just human nature: "Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd."
Nowadays, I make sure to research techs to find out what their trade-offs are, no matter how awesome Google or FB says it is. Many techs are amazing tools, but they are for problems I don't have. So I file that research away until I notice that I have that problem.
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The reason? Big Company X uses it for their spectacularly successful product. So that means the tech they used is good right? Well, no it actually doesn't. In fact, many are successful in spite of it. But we don't find out about the pain until after the headlines have faded.
I've followed the hype many times before too, so I'm not talking down to anybody here. It is just human nature: "Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd."
Nowadays, I make sure to research techs to find out what their trade-offs are, no matter how awesome Google or FB says it is. Many techs are amazing tools, but they are for problems I don't have. So I file that research away until I notice that I have that problem.