The Best Practice Promise and Myth.
Mahesh H. Dodani · The Journal of Object Technology · 2003
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut The quest and use of best practices has always been an integral part of any software engineering practice. Best practices promise quality, consistency, efficiency and flexibility in engineering software systems. On the other hand, best practices can also be abused or misused – once a best practice has been established, it can be used by its proponents to force people to follow it blindly. So, what is a best practice? Are there any best practices in (OO) software engineering? How does something become a best practice, and how does it stay as a best practice?