<p>That doesn't fit management-speak. No one uses "tools", they "actuate solutions".<br>
The disconnect between "management " and reality is staggering. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 13, 2012 9:31 PM, "Ben Coleman" <<a href="mailto:oloryn@benshome.net">oloryn@benshome.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On 11/13/2012 14:42, Jonathan Meek wrote:<br>
> When a person tips pretty hard into a process or item without the<br>
> appearance of seeing the drawbacks, I like calling it the "mythical<br>
> tool" syndrome.<br>
><br>
> "This tool will solve all our development problems and cure cancer!"<br>
><br>
> I get this a lot because we use a few different configuration management<br>
> tools in my company (e.g Git, subversion, clearcase, MKS) and I am<br>
> always excepted to choose sides by a set of engineers.<br>
<br>
I kind of expect this from certain types of management, where they don't<br>
call it a tool - they call it a solution. The problems with treating a<br>
tool as a solution have been highlighted before. But I'm puzzled at<br>
engineers who expect to have a one-size-fits-all tool. Have people<br>
forgotten the benefits of knowing a set (mmultiple!) of tools and<br>
choosing the one that's appropriate for the current job?<br>
<br>
Ben<br>
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