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Evidence-Based Practice vs Intuitive Practice

Developers should learn and use Evidence-Based Practice to make informed decisions about technologies, architectures, and processes, especially in complex or high-stakes projects where poor choices can lead to failures or inefficiencies meets developers should learn intuitive practice when working on projects with high uncertainty, rapid changes, or novel challenges where rigid methodologies may fall short, such as in startups, research and development, or creative software domains. Here's our take.

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Evidence-Based Practice

Developers should learn and use Evidence-Based Practice to make informed decisions about technologies, architectures, and processes, especially in complex or high-stakes projects where poor choices can lead to failures or inefficiencies

Evidence-Based Practice

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Developers should learn and use Evidence-Based Practice to make informed decisions about technologies, architectures, and processes, especially in complex or high-stakes projects where poor choices can lead to failures or inefficiencies

Pros

  • +It is particularly valuable in contexts like healthcare software, financial systems, or large-scale enterprise applications, where reliability and performance are critical, and in agile or DevOps environments to optimize workflows based on data-driven insights
  • +Related to: agile-methodology, devops

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Intuitive Practice

Developers should learn Intuitive Practice when working on projects with high uncertainty, rapid changes, or novel challenges where rigid methodologies may fall short, such as in startups, research and development, or creative software domains

Pros

  • +It is particularly useful for senior developers and team leads who need to make quick, effective decisions based on incomplete information, fostering innovation and reducing bottlenecks in agile or iterative environments
  • +Related to: agile-methodology, lean-software-development

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Evidence-Based Practice if: You want it is particularly valuable in contexts like healthcare software, financial systems, or large-scale enterprise applications, where reliability and performance are critical, and in agile or devops environments to optimize workflows based on data-driven insights and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Intuitive Practice if: You prioritize it is particularly useful for senior developers and team leads who need to make quick, effective decisions based on incomplete information, fostering innovation and reducing bottlenecks in agile or iterative environments over what Evidence-Based Practice offers.

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The Bottom Line
Evidence-Based Practice wins

Developers should learn and use Evidence-Based Practice to make informed decisions about technologies, architectures, and processes, especially in complex or high-stakes projects where poor choices can lead to failures or inefficiencies

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