> Sometimes the exciting things are exciting for very valid reasons
Very true! I would also add: Sometimes boring things are boring for reasons that actually make them poor solutions.
For example, some systems require tedious, mind-numbing configuration. This is boring, but also a good reason to NOT use something. If it takes hours and hours of manual tuning, by someone with special training, then the solution is incomplete and at least needs some better defaults and/or documentation. It might be a poor option.
Another example is a system that does not lend itself to automation. Requiring manual interaction is certainly boring, but also does not scale well. It is a valid reason to disqualify a solution.
Boring can often be a smell--an intuition that a solution is not fully solving the problem.
Very true! I would also add: Sometimes boring things are boring for reasons that actually make them poor solutions.
For example, some systems require tedious, mind-numbing configuration. This is boring, but also a good reason to NOT use something. If it takes hours and hours of manual tuning, by someone with special training, then the solution is incomplete and at least needs some better defaults and/or documentation. It might be a poor option.
Another example is a system that does not lend itself to automation. Requiring manual interaction is certainly boring, but also does not scale well. It is a valid reason to disqualify a solution.
Boring can often be a smell--an intuition that a solution is not fully solving the problem.