🔨 The Right Tool for the Right Job
It’s not just about having a tool; it’s about having the right tool for the right job. Just because you’ve paid for an app, doesn’t make it the right app for every project. Just because you have an awesome Thor-like hammer, doesn’t mean you should use it to screw in a lightbulb. I used to work with a guy who thought he was an expert with Excel. He knew a couple of functions, including the dreaded VLOOKUP, and thought Excel was the answer to all his projects. He would use it for everything like storing passwords, SQL statements, and any other text he could jam into it. Instead of using a database to find products, or using “grep” to find something in a text file, he would spend hours trying to load everything into Excel. He would also spend days formatting tables. Not use one of the built in ones to make it easier to see the lines, but custom […]
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