Hype On a Sticky
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From Coder to Developer by Mike Gunderloy (sidebar, page 7): When you read an article about some hot new technology, resist the temptation to immediately add it to your code. Instead, write it down on a sticky note and stick it to your monitor. If your application really needs a distributed reflection-based plug-in API, it will still need it in the morning. If not, it’s a lot easier to rip off the sticky note than to roll back the code changes
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If you have been caught up in the "Ajax" frenzy, this is a sound advice to follow. ;)
3 comments
Chris Lienert
on June 27, 2005
I'm amazed that AJAX is so huge suddenly especially considering it has been around for some time now. Then again, we need look no further than the multitude of XML friendly products around to spot a belated love affair with technology.
Milan Negovan
on June 27, 2005
That's exactly my point, too. Those who could make anything out of async JavaScript have been doing it for years (how long has Brent Ashley been doing this?); others, for some strange reason, needed a fancy tag for this technology soup. Strange.
Brent O'Connor
on June 27, 2005
There are legitimate uses of Ajax but I agree a lot of people are going overboard and are using it for the stupidest things.