Developers are attached to tools because tools encode trust

The tools themselves are new and their capabilities are in constant flux. If your kitchen knife kept changing shape, weight, and edge, you’d have to relearn it every time; that’s a hard tool to build trust in. But it also points to a flaw in how you use that tool, the process around it, and the way the tool reinforces the process.
230 points by HieronymusBosch 84 days ago stackoverflow.blog 127 comments

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Trust in development tools is crucial, yet their ever-evolving nature can complicate that relationship. The comparison to a constantly changing kitchen knife highlights the challenges developers face in adapting to new capabilities while maintaining effective processes.

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