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Author: Ville-Matias Heikkila <viznut@low.fi>
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+**Silver bullet** is a metaphor for an effective and universal solution for
+any problem. In computing, the metaphor was notably used in Fred Brooks'
+1986 essay "No Silver Bullet".
+
+The belief in silver bullets is quite popular in computing. Many
+computing-oriented people are vocal fanatics of a single programming
+language, a single operating system or a single design paradigm, that is
+better than its "competitors" in every context and will eventually make them
+[[obsolete|obsolescence]].
+
+Since [[technological diversity]] is an important idea in permacomputing,
+silver-bullet type of thinking should be avoided. Instead of putting ideas
+or pieces of technology in a universal linear order of superiority, one
+should be aware of different contexts. The strengths in one context may be
+weaknesses in others. The "best practice" of a specific context may be an
+"antipattern" in another context.
+
+Permacomputing is not a silver bullet either.