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The Best Practices Myth (mikemainguy.blogspot.com)
3 points by mainguy on Feb 20, 2012 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



On our team, we use the term "standard practice", because that reflects what people usually mean: this is the way most practitioners (strive to) do it.

"Best practice" usually involves doing things in a way that very few people have yet figured out. I don't agree with the idea that the majority of people do it the best way; they just want to do it the good enough way.




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