There’s some discussion happening right now in the WordPress world about what javascript framework to add to WP core.  These kind of debates happen frequently in the programming world (Google “PHP sucks” for some great examples).  In the course of these types of discussions, support is usually brought up for one point of view or another by pointing to what others have written about it on the internet.  Certainly it is reasonable to glean from what has been written,  but I think it’s also important to recognize there is a silent majority of programmers out there that we’ll never get input from as demonstrated by this simple diagram I did up (horrendous but communicates the point I want to make):

The intersection of people who write (and you might add write well to that) and those who program (and you might add those who program well to that) is a small portion of the entire picture.  Sure, we don’t discard what is written about, but let’s not give it undue weight either.  Ultimately, there is a silent majority of people building solutions who really don’t care about these discussions or flame wars because they are using what gets the job done.

At the end of the day, use what gets the job done.  Learn it well.  Learn it deeply.  If you’re one of the few who also has the gift/time to write, write about it!