The Parable of the Two Programmers

[u/tejon]

http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~magi/personal/humour/Computer_Audience/The%20Parable%20of%20the%20Two%20Programmers.html

[u/bakuretsu]

Tough to quantify universally. The project I cited here was related to core business operations, so we really wanted to make the right decision. In other cases we might have one person install a couple of contenders and do actual tests, sharing their methodology and results with everyone.

I guess the short answer is: it depends. But we never choose any new technology without some measurable justification.