Accentuate the negative: making the non-perfect decision

What’s the best database? Or the best programming language? Fun though it might be to argue about it, there’s no right answer.

It depends on the situation. If I describe the technology stack I chose for a project, but tell you nothing else about the project, you can’t know whether I made good choices. We can’t evaluate decisions without context.

Whether on the technical track or the management track, we’re often called upon to make decisions. And of course, we prefer to make good decisions, but a lot of the time, there isn’t a clear, standout, best path.

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