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Mountain West Ruby 2012 Capability vs. Suitability by Gary Bernhardt
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Gary Bernhardt argues that software history moves in reactions to earlier tools, and that new tools are not simply better in every way. He distinguishes capability (what a tool allows) from suitability (what it fits), and warns against repeating past mistaken reactions.
HN commenters reuse the capability-versus-suitability framing to discuss languages, restriction versus freedom, and tool design.
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