"Best Practice" is the enemy. Best Practice" isn't the best way to do anything, its the way of doing things most like everyone else in your field. It's the easiest, laziest, most risk averse thing to do. It means the world becomes ever more narrow, ever more the same, ever more identical, and makes the rewards of doing something different ever greater. So please let's not pray at the alter of "best practice", let's surround ourselves with what people want, what technology makes possible and create what's better based on that. …see more