The Right Tool
Growing up on a farm, I learned that almost any problem could be solved, (at least temporarily) with the proper application of bailing wire and duct-tape.
However, my father was a mechanical engineer, and he had a different philosophy that he wanted me to learn. Routinely after I had “fixed” something. He would show me how getting the right tool, and part worked so much better and longer.
The same is true in software development and integration work. However the bailing wire and duct-tape have been replaced with buzz-word products.
Many projects get bogged down as a new, cutting edge technology that sounded cool is added to the project when an existing tool or application will do the job.
The right tool for the right job is better than a cool tool that almost works for the job.
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