Re:You Want Technology with Warts
by ehnto on Friday October 03, 2025 @08:45AM
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Of course, but some technologies are more mature and stable, and maintaining those amounts to set and forget security updates, not rewriting functionality to keep up with changing features etc.
It's not a dichotomy though. If you build with cutting edge platforms, you'll suffer churn as things change underneath you. It's a choice you should make with awareness, but there's no right answer.
I prefer stable mature platforms for professional settings, because you can focus on the business problems and not the technology problems. It's the more fiscally responsible choice as well, given lower platform churn means less work that has no direct business value.
It's not a dichotomy though. If you build with cutting edge platforms, you'll suffer churn as things change underneath you. It's a choice you should make with awareness, but there's no right answer.
I prefer stable mature platforms for professional settings, because you can focus on the business problems and not the technology problems. It's the more fiscally responsible choice as well, given lower platform churn means less work that has no direct business value.