HTML All The Things - Web Development, Web Design, Small Business

The Hype Trap: Why Cutting Edge Isn’t Always the Best Choice


Listen Later

In this episode, Matt and Mike explore the temptation to always chase the latest and greatest in tech—whether it's new frameworks, tools, or workflows that dominate developer discourse. While the buzz can be exciting, blindly adopting bleeding-edge technology can lead to serious downsides like poor documentation, tiny communities, and unstable tools. The guys discuss how these risks affect both personal and client projects, when it's actually worth going cutting-edge, and why it's perfectly okay (and often smarter) to use tried-and-true tech. If you've ever felt FOMO seeing everyone jump to the next hot thing, this one's for you.

Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/the-hype-trap-why-cutting-edge-isnt-always-the-best-choice

20% off Scrimba with our affiliate link. Full details in the show notes.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

HTML All The Things - Web Development, Web Design, Small BusinessBy Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

46 ratings


More shows like HTML All The Things - Web Development, Web Design, Small Business

View all
Security Now (Audio) by TWiT

Security Now (Audio)

1,976 Listeners

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers by se-radio@computer.org

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

272 Listeners

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source by Changelog Media

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

284 Listeners

Talk Python To Me by Michael Kennedy

Talk Python To Me

590 Listeners

Software Engineering Daily by Software Engineering Daily

Software Engineering Daily

621 Listeners

Soft Skills Engineering by Jamison Dance and Dave Smith

Soft Skills Engineering

269 Listeners

Python Bytes by Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

Python Bytes

215 Listeners

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats by Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

987 Listeners

The freeCodeCamp Podcast by freeCodeCamp.org

The freeCodeCamp Podcast

484 Listeners

Techmeme Ride Home by Brian McCullough

Techmeme Ride Home

941 Listeners

Practical AI by Practical AI LLC

Practical AI

192 Listeners

The Stack Overflow Podcast by The Stack Overflow Podcast

The Stack Overflow Podcast

62 Listeners

The Real Python Podcast by Real Python

The Real Python Podcast

139 Listeners

Lightcone Podcast by Y Combinator

Lightcone Podcast

22 Listeners

OpenAI Podcast by OpenAI

OpenAI Podcast

28 Listeners