{"id":4374385,"date":"2021-10-21T12:40:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T10:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dept.global\/insight\/4-questions-to-ask-before-developing-on-new-technology\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:42:15","slug":"4-questions-to-ask-before-developing-on-new-technology","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.dept.global\/en-in\/insight\/4-questions-to-ask-before-developing-on-new-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"4 questions to ask before developing on new technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBack to all articles\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n<\/button>\n\t\t4 questions to ask before developing on new technology\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>
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\n\t\tAshley Streb\t\t
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\n\t\tWhenever we start a new greenfield project here at\u00a0DEPT\u00ae, with few or no constraints on what technology we use to build, we are inevitably faced with the question: “Should we use the beta version of xxx technology?”. This question is usually followed by someone suggesting, “It should be out of beta before we launch.”. Or we might even hear a more drastic format of this question: “Should we use xxx language, after all it’s where the industry is going?”.

This is what we call the ‘bleeding edge’, where a wrong move can lead to getting cut badly and a lot of bleeding. If you choose a nascent technology that doesn’t end up working out, it will cost a lot of money\/time in the short-term and lead to a dead product or an expensive rebuild in the long-term. If you use an existing technology that isn’t suitable for your new project’s needs, then that will also lead to a lot of blood down the line.

Either way, there is always\u00a0some<\/em>\u00a0blood…but how do you reduce your risk of using a less-than-fully-mature technology while also taking advantage of its benefits?

Here are a few questions we always ask when considering the use of new technology:\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t