[HN Gopher] In praise of opinionated frameworks ___________________________________________________________________ In praise of opinionated frameworks Author : PuddleOfSausage Score : 21 points Date : 2022-03-13 12:06 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (code.mendhak.com) (TXT) w3m dump (code.mendhak.com) | bragr wrote: | Opinionated frameworks are great as long as you fit the designed | use case, their documented and undocumented limits, and the | pricing model is compatible with your business model. If you fit | into those use cases, yeah go for it. However, many don't and | find themselves reaching for the more flexible solutions, where | yes you pay a complexity penalty, but you can still access the | economies of scale of the community and ecosystem. And since so | many people across so many domains find themselves in this | situation, the flexible solutions get popular. | | There are also skillset and people management things to consider. | As an individual contributor, I want to learn the skills with the | broadest possible applicability in order to ensure ensure my long | term career opportunities. Anyone that has been around the tech | block a few times has seen the winds change a few times and | nobody wants to be in the situation of having of resume with none | of the popular buzzwords. This is one big factor why people | gravitate towards more broadly applicable solutions and away from | more niche opiniated frameworks that have potentially a smaller | applicability. | | The the flip side of that is that I, as a manager, know that any | core technology we choose means something I'm constantly going to | have to recruit for or invest hugely in training in for so | picking the one with the biggest talent pool is going to very | tempting. Even if people don't use it the same way we do, I'll at | least be able to ask basic and essential knowledge questions in | interviews. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-03-14 23:00 UTC)