Re:Ask HN: Novelty addiction is ruining my life and career. ...
by atemerev on Sunday December 13, 2015 @01:26PM
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Of course, I am actually using most of tech stacks I evaluate.
Re:Ask HN: Novelty addiction is ruining my life and career. ...
by kazinator on Sunday December 13, 2015 @01:31PM
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But, by your admission, not for very long and to get anything actually done, right? Though, to be fair, probably long enough to have something to say as far as an evaluation of the tool.
Sure, as long as the quiz doesn't involve how to use something in ways not spelled out in its README. Or issues and limitations in applying it --- also not in the README which is more of brochure from a fanboy perspective.
In other words, don't ask, "How did you use that to solve a similar problem? What problems did you encounter, and what were the solutions and workarounds? Would you use that again?"
Someone who knows about alternatives isn't nearly as useful as someone who has the inside knowledge to evaluate them in a relevant way (that is bang on).