You forgot the laser-guided dado cutter, and the telescoping illuminated wet-dry vac with AM/FM radio.

Who can spend time in the shop without a nice ball game on the AM radio!

What if your job is to build model aircraft?

(Kidding, its a nice analogy but I think its also good to do some research on the tools you might need first or you might waste a lot of time. I once wasted a month of development time because I picked the wrong toolbox for the job).

Sure. But the point of this thread is, don't run over to Home Depot as soon as the shiny new hammers arrive.

alternative step 4: If something breaks, hammer it until it looks like a nail.

only for PHP developers

Did you make this account to talk about how you think Django is awesome?

its a new account. today there was a discussion about django, and i like django. surely i'll discuss other things on other days. why do you care anyway?

I figured you created a new account in order to berate PHP and praise Django without giving away your regular HN identity.

I almost thought nobody would make a PHP sucks blah blah comment. Almost...

Maybe someday I'll read a thread without one.

The "tool" analogy breaks down somewhat in that what we're really talking about are building standards and frameworks. If you build your home as an insulated concrete form to European green standards, you can't simply start building the rest as a stick and plaster home if you find that your needs change or your understanding of ICF wasn't complete. If you did you would end up with a mishmashed hodgepodge that ends up being the worst of both.