[sklivvz1971]

A million times this ^.

So much of the criticism I keep on hearing on... anything programming-related comes from people that have experience of basically ONE platform, which they tried to use for everything -- and obviously failed at times. Changing platform does solve some issues but creates new ones.

In time, once people experience a few platforms and they become able to distinguish when it is appropriate to use each tool, the true advantages and shortcomings of each.

Unfortunately many are stuck working in "one-trick shops", monocultures, and end up being inexperienced in the grander landscape of possibilities and completely loose the plot.

[jonathanoliver]

As the author of the blog post in question, I couldn't agree with your comment more. By getting outside of ourselves we are able to utilize those experiences to understand what tools even exist and when each becomes necessary.