- ### __Bias : __ - Functional Fixedness - ### __Definition : __ - Limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used. - ### __OODA Class : __ - Orient Phase - ### __OODA Subclass : __ - Previous knowledge/experience - ### __Classification Reasoning : __ - Often, architects prefer to rely on tried and tested methodologies to design solutions. This is especially true in the case of highly experience architects with less preference towards innovation to stick to well-known strategies based on their previous experiences. - ### __Example : __ - Developing a desktop application: There are many different technologies to develop desktop applications. Traditionally, languages such as C#, Objective C, Swift are used to develop native desktop applications for Windows and Mac OS as the languages exists for such a purpose. However, this leads to development and maintenance of two code bases. In many cases, the same applications which do not require access to native drivers can be developed using Java. For developing the GUI, JavaFX is a reasonable choice. With the emergence of Electron, developing container applications for desktop has become a reality. Web application can be developed using Java frameworks such as SpringBoot and packaged with Electron to develop dynamic desktop applications. - ### __Impact : __ - Technologies are constantly evolving due to ever changing requirements. This implies that using a technology need not be restrained to how it was being used in a traditional sense. Sometimes simple solutions can be developed by using an existing technology innovatively instead of investing resources in developing more complex solutions through other technologies. - ### __Debiasing Techniques : __ - Do not always associate certain use cases with specific technologies. Keep in mind the existing technology stack and the skill sets of the team and conduct some proof of concepts to verify if the existing technology can be leveraged to tailor a solution. - ### __Related Biases : __ - [[Law of the instrument (Bias)]]