react-testing-library and Tailwind are two tools that I use that I feel the userbase are a bit cult-like.
I don't know if it's "not invented here" syndrome so much as people use tools based on people, not always just merit.
Kent and Adam had similar self-promotion engines running with long-form free video tutorials and strong social media presence, blog posts online, etc. Perhaps this style of promotion more of a tool more than anything is effective at changing the status-quo tools?
(Not saying they're necessarily better or worse, just my observation of why they may have become popular)
Yeah a blog post titled “never do X” is going to get more clicks than “consider the trade offs before doing X” unfortunately. This leads to people following “thought leaders” and trends, instead of thinking for themselves imo
I don't know if it's "not invented here" syndrome so much as people use tools based on people, not always just merit.
Kent and Adam had similar self-promotion engines running with long-form free video tutorials and strong social media presence, blog posts online, etc. Perhaps this style of promotion more of a tool more than anything is effective at changing the status-quo tools?
(Not saying they're necessarily better or worse, just my observation of why they may have become popular)