How can one convince a team to use a new technology (LinQ, MVC, etc )?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

Obviously, it's easier to do with some developers, but I'm sure many of us are on teams that prefer the status quo.

You know the type. You see some benefit in a piece of new technology and they prefer the tried and true methods.

Try, for example, DBA/C# programmer the advantages of using LinQ ( not necessarily LinQ to SQL, just LinQ in general ).

For example, When a project requirement is to be cross-platform... instead of thinking about how one can run Windows on a Mac through a VM Machine, introducing the idea of using relatively new Silverlight or creating it in Java ( as an option to look into ).

I know most people don't like to be out of their comfort level, so it takes a bit of convincing, and not ALL new technology makes business sense... but how have you convinced your team to look at a new technology?

What technologies have you successfully introduced to your workplace?

What technologies do you think are hardest to introduce? ( I'm thinking paradigm-shifting ones, like MVC from WebForms... or new languages )

What strategies do you employ to make these new technologies appealing?

manpreet 2 years ago