https://www.renatoteixeira.com/tags/technologydecisionmaking/Recent content in TechnologyDecisionMaking on RenatoTeixeira.comHugoenFri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.renatoteixeira.com/posts/the-quiet-normalization/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.renatoteixeira.com/posts/the-quiet-normalization/<p>One of the most curious — and perhaps most uncomfortable — things about software engineering is that we still make many important decisions on grounds that are far too fragile.</p> <p>Of course, we rarely call this an “unfounded decision.”</p> <p>We prefer better names:</p> <p><strong>Strategy.</strong><br> <strong>Transformation.</strong><br> <strong>Modernization.</strong><br> <strong>Best practice.</strong><br> <strong>Vision for the future.</strong></p> <p>But, quite often, beneath these elegant labels, there is something less noble: imitation, enthusiasm, market pressure, personal preference, or the comfortable belief that what sounds modern must also be correct.</p>