With that speech alone... Everah for prez!Everah wrote:Well, I suppose I should claify that choosing to adopt a standard that is not exactly in line with the Best Practises of an industry does not in any way imply the use of worse standards. Who said that Best Practises are the best methods? Who said those methods will fit my business rules within the scope of my need for the technology in that industry?
What I am saying is that, while best practises exist, there needs to be some common sense applied to the adoption of those practises. Just because someone puts a list of ideals into a collection called best practises doesn't make them the best way. Moreso if you get more specific to an field within the industry. However, a standard can be developed that is visible, clearly spelled out and clearly agreed upon by those members utilizing that standard in a way that makes deviating from that standard as visible as the standard itself. This ensures consistency and the commonization of practises within your scope of work within your area of the industry in which you are a part.
I may not be stating my position correctly, but I am not advocating 'worse practises' by saying that best practises are not necessarily relevent to a particular segment of an industry.
[edit] By time I read the entire topic there was already a whole nother page of replies and my post seems out of place.
