Thought terminating cliches in software
“Use the right tool for the job”
“You can write FORTRAN/Perl in any language”
“You can get the job done in any language”
“Engineering is all about trade-offs”
‘It doesn’t take any depth of experience to say “oh, it’s a tradeoff, there are no good or bad techniques, only tools in your toolbox”. It sounds wise. But often it’s plain wrong.’