In the software industry, there is relentless hype surrounding new frameworks, trendy database paradigms, and experimental runtime tools. Reaching for bleeding-edge technologies feels exciting, but it introduces unvetted bugs, breaking API changes, and sparse documentation.
Every team has a limited supply of "innovation tokens" to spend. Spending those tokens on novel, unproven infrastructure means you have fewer tokens left to invest in your unique core product value.
Choosing "boring," battle-tested technology (such as Postgres, standard HTTP APIs, established CSS systems, and proven deployment platforms) provides rock-solid reliability. Boring technologies have well-understood failure modes, predictable performance characteristics, and decades of community knowledge.
Spend your innovation tokens where they truly matter: on solving unique user problems. Let your underlying technical stack be comfortably, predictably boring.