The Stupid Programmer Manifesto
Honestly, the truly 'smart' programmer isn't someone who does or doesn't use a bunch of techniques or best practices, it's the one who can look at the situation and do what's right for that particular project/job.<p>Most of the things in this post could be the right answer if the project is a weekend side project that's going to get a few hundred views a month, or a website for a small business. Bob's Restaurant doesn't need a Google scale website built with microservices, Docker and SPAs hosted on AWS and S3.<p>But something like Google or Amazon or Netflix would. Use the right tool for the right job.<p>Plus, even a 'stupid' or '0.05x' programmer can be a rockstar at a small company or organisation where a lot of complexity isn't required.