Literature Review vs Expert Consultation
Developers should learn and conduct literature reviews when starting new projects, exploring unfamiliar technologies, or conducting research to avoid reinventing solutions and build upon established knowledge meets developers should engage in or learn expert consultation when tackling unfamiliar technologies, designing large-scale systems, or making critical architectural decisions that impact long-term project viability. Here's our take.
Literature Review
Developers should learn and conduct literature reviews when starting new projects, exploring unfamiliar technologies, or conducting research to avoid reinventing solutions and build upon established knowledge
Literature Review
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and conduct literature reviews when starting new projects, exploring unfamiliar technologies, or conducting research to avoid reinventing solutions and build upon established knowledge
Pros
- +It is crucial for making informed decisions about architecture, libraries, or methodologies, such as when choosing between machine learning frameworks or evaluating security best practices
- +Related to: research-methodology, academic-writing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Expert Consultation
Developers should engage in or learn expert consultation when tackling unfamiliar technologies, designing large-scale systems, or making critical architectural decisions that impact long-term project viability
Pros
- +It's particularly valuable in scenarios requiring specialized expertise beyond the team's current capabilities, such as migrating legacy systems, implementing security protocols, or optimizing performance for high-traffic applications
- +Related to: software-architecture, system-design
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Literature Review if: You want it is crucial for making informed decisions about architecture, libraries, or methodologies, such as when choosing between machine learning frameworks or evaluating security best practices and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Expert Consultation if: You prioritize it's particularly valuable in scenarios requiring specialized expertise beyond the team's current capabilities, such as migrating legacy systems, implementing security protocols, or optimizing performance for high-traffic applications over what Literature Review offers.
Developers should learn and conduct literature reviews when starting new projects, exploring unfamiliar technologies, or conducting research to avoid reinventing solutions and build upon established knowledge
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