I wonder if discussions like this will someday be analogous to a mechanic blogging about "Why we are choosing SnapOn instead of Craftsman as our tools for building NASA cars", or a chef posting on "Why I moved from Cookware X to Cookware Y".
I guess it is important to discuss the tools of the trade, but I wonder how long it will be before asking someone what technology they used to build an app would be like asking a musician what brand her instrument was. ("Hey, great song - is that a Stratocaster?) At the end of the day, does your app enable your business to make money? Heck, I've built a business with revenues in the millions using MS Access as one of the main tools! (A long story there!)
What I have learned, which other commenters have already pointed out, is that issues like maintainability after you are gone, finding resources quickly, the size of the user community, etc. are all equally important and should not be overlooked.
I guess it is important to discuss the tools of the trade, but I wonder how long it will be before asking someone what technology they used to build an app would be like asking a musician what brand her instrument was. ("Hey, great song - is that a Stratocaster?) At the end of the day, does your app enable your business to make money? Heck, I've built a business with revenues in the millions using MS Access as one of the main tools! (A long story there!)
What I have learned, which other commenters have already pointed out, is that issues like maintainability after you are gone, finding resources quickly, the size of the user community, etc. are all equally important and should not be overlooked.