[quibono]

I think a big part of this whole discussion (and why it's always such a divisive topic) is that there are so many factors to consider that there is no one single golden bullet. An industry standard just makes this issue go away; also it makes the decision making easier since you're not taking risks going for "VM-with-systemd" or "plain docker" or "bare metal" over $STANDARD.

> I would not advise asking the majority of CTOs these questions either. Many got to that position by saying what people want to hear, which is the "average" safe answer.

Agree; this is the same as asking people why they're not having kids: they either a) don't know or b) don't want to / are not willing to say the truth.

[codemog]

I believe a better phrasing for this is “standards change but your program will always be crappy”. Meaning if you choose all the popular tools and languages of the era because they’re standard and not because they’re the right fit for the project, the standards will eventually evolve and move on like they always do, but your program will sit fossilized and bad.