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The final type of classic mistakes that I want
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to mention are technology related mistakes. One typical mistake
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in this context is the silver-bullet syndrome. What does
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that mean? Well, the silver-bullet syndrome refers to situations
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in which there is too much reliance on the
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advertised benefits of some previously unused technology. For example,
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a new technology. And the problem here is that
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we cannot expect technology alone to solve our software
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development issues. So we should not rely too
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much on technology alone. Another typical mistake is to
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switch or add tools in the middle of
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a project. And sometimes it can make sense to
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upgrade a tool, but introducing new tools, which
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can have a steep learning curve, has almost always
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negative effects. Finally, a common unforgivable mistake is
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the lack of an automated version control system for
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your code and for your various artifacts. Manual and
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ad hoc solutions are just not an option. It is
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way too easy to make mistakes, use out of
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date versions, be unable to find a previous working version,
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and so on. I saw that happening many times,
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and it always results in a disaster. So be warned,
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use a version control system and an automated one. And
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actually we will use version control systems in our projects.
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