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Well said.

I feel the same way about this as I do platforms. There is amazing projects on every platform. There is horrendous projects on every platform.

Taking sides just a narrows your point of view and lessens the amount you can learn.

We have to take sides. If I commit to iPhone, but there's a lot of stuff in android but I can't take advantage of. And vice versa

Would that lead you to write an article that said 'goodbye android forever' and tell people to avoid it because you prefer iOS?

That's the kind of 'taking sides' I was intending to articulate.

Choosing one platform over another should be a pragmatic decision, not a religious one (the latter of which would constitute 'taking sides').