> Best practices do not necessarily do harm because they offer bad advice, they do harm because they are advocated for by zealots and the inexperienced.
I think the point is that blindly suggesting "best practices" often is bad advice.
It's a common form of bikeshedding—it allows someone to give their casual two cents without doing the hard work of thinking through the tradeoffs.
I think the point is that blindly suggesting "best practices" often is bad advice.
It's a common form of bikeshedding—it allows someone to give their casual two cents without doing the hard work of thinking through the tradeoffs.