Developers often volunteer to be held hostage by one technology, or a small handful of them, and declare it the ideal, the future, or [any admirable adjective]. They have little desire to learn anything beyond that ideal and even consider it harmful. The problem runs deep and applies to any technology a developer loves. Subjectivity is a poor — and even somewhat destructive — quality for a developer. Sure, some technologies may be closer to your heart, but they shouldn't cloud your objectivity when making decisions...