tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post4123608343137531081..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: "Ford-Chevy" ArgumentsGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-59349270557978081292011-02-07T10:23:04.868-06:002011-02-07T10:23:04.868-06:00Thanks for those posts: insightful as always.
You...Thanks for those posts: insightful as always.<br /><br />Your additional point is on the money. I've encountered such problems in the past and come to a similar conclusion -- but didn't think to mention the point here.<br /><br />Indeed, that could well <i>be</i> the kind of information I note late in the post as "lurking:" The additional costs of making a change could well outweigh the benefits of making it. Knowing that would reassure one that, while he might do things differently if he could do them again, staying his course is, in fact, the best option.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-74786258233702503262011-02-07T10:01:25.932-06:002011-02-07T10:01:25.932-06:00Thanks for quoting the Ford-Chevy post. Interestin...Thanks for quoting the Ford-Chevy post. Interesting comments.<br /><br />One thing I'd add to this discussion is the idea of the cost of information. Sometimes it's not worth trying to find the best tool (as defined by appropriate criteria) because the difference in the tools is less than the cost of determining which is better. <br /><br />Instead of agonizing for 30 minutes over whether to wear the green or the blue shirt, just pick one and get dressed! Some technical debates really matter, and it's worthwhile to find out which is better (for <i>you</i>, <i>now</i>, given <i>your</i> environment, <i>your</i> problems, <i>your</i> preferences ...) but sometimes it's not. Sometimes the best tool is the tool you know.John Cookhttp://www.johndcook.com/blognoreply@blogger.com