All things software & product, honestly - FrontEnd, BackEnd, DevOps, ML - as long as we're solving massive problems.
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I say, choose a tool that is correct for the job, if its old, but it is the tool needed to do the job due to backwards compatibility issues.
I was watching a youtube video from the cofounder of wufoo yesterday who gave an example of another incredible company where they would keep tech support phones in the middle of the dev floor, because if the devs are directly involved in supporting solutions for customers they will best find a great solution to fix the issue.
Perhaps I should mention/overcommunicate that this mindset should be when your firm is in growth mode and is specifically looking to improve their current practice because it needs to improve. I personally would never wander into new waters when building a new product, I wander into new waters when my current approach isn't enough for the outcome i want to deliver to my customers.
So in short, you are absolutely right to do what you have done in your example sir! In the end elegancy doesn't mean "new" shit, it means building things that work better than before, BECAUSE it's necessary.
"People respect new solutions that are better ways to solve problems, not because they're just better for the sake of being better." 💪
I say, choose a tool that is correct for the job, if its old, but it is the tool needed to do the job due to backwards compatibility issues.
I was watching a youtube video from the cofounder of wufoo yesterday who gave an example of another incredible company where they would keep tech support phones in the middle of the dev floor, because if the devs are directly involved in supporting solutions for customers they will best find a great solution to fix the issue.
Perhaps I should mention/overcommunicate that this mindset should be when your firm is in growth mode and is specifically looking to improve their current practice because it needs to improve. I personally would never wander into new waters when building a new product, I wander into new waters when my current approach isn't enough for the outcome i want to deliver to my customers.
So in short, you are absolutely right to do what you have done in your example sir! In the end elegancy doesn't mean "new" shit, it means building things that work better than before, BECAUSE it's necessary.
"People respect new solutions that are better ways to solve problems, not because they're just better for the sake of being better." 💪
Absolutely agree, very well said.