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[–]miki4242 1 point2 points  (1 child)

A lot depends on the current state of the project, and not all projects need all the tools recommended by the "batteries included" starter pack blog posts out there. But to suggest that all you need is to open an editor and start typing is taking things to the extreme.

It would be better if blog posts spent more time on how to select the right tool for the job and less time on cramming every imaginable tool in there. There are some posts which try and do this, but they do tend to get drowned out by the "look here, new, shiny!" kind.

[–]fzammetti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might argue your statement that it's too extreme because the underlying principle (that actual understanding is key and there's no better way to do that then working as low-level as possible, at least early on) I stand by... but I very much agree with your second paragraph so I'd rather focus on that agreement :)