Why “It Depends” Is the Most Honest Answer in Engineering

Chris Coyier’s follow-up to his earlier piece on the WordPress-versus-Jamstack debate validates a point that Jerod Santo picked up on: the answer to most architecture questions is never a clean yes or no. Citing Santo’s framing, Coyier leans on a Big Lebowski callback to explain that every stack choice carries its own messy set of trade-offs.

“It’s a complicated case. Lotta ins. Lotta outs. Lotta what-have-yous. Lotta strands to keep in my head, man.”

That conversation isn’t settled, and the possibilities remain wide open.

https://twitter.com/jamstackconf/status/1311746158763692040

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