Programming Tips: Avoid the Hammer Syndrome

Once you have a hammer, all problems start to look like nails. It can be easy, once you start programming JavaScript, to look at every web page problem as a problem with a JavaScript solution. Look for simpler HTML solutions first. HTML is faster and more reliable than JavaScript, and will last longer.

Some problems will have to be solved with server-side programming, either using server-side includes or server-side programming such as with Perl or PHP. Trying to solve these problems with client-side JavaScript is prone to errors, sometimes dangerous ones if money or privacy is involved.

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(2) Make Sure the Plot and NPCs Are More Important Than the PCs. Make sure that the plot and the NPCs you worked so hard to create aren’t seriously disturbed by the actions of the PCs. Don’t hesitate to force the PCs back into the plotline as you conceived it. The NPCs will do a better job without them anyway. — How to Ruin Your Campaign (Champions IV)

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Avoid the Hammer Syndrome last modified September 29th, 2013.

Programming Tips: Avoid the Hammer Syndrome

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