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Meaning of the tag software practices?

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Some new tag "software practices" just popped up, no wiki.

What's the purpose of this tag and how is it useful? What exactly in software development is not "software practices"? Seems quite superfluous and very broad.

Is it supposed to mark questions that are subjective or asking for best practice somehow?

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The tag was to make it clear that (somewhat) opinion-based questions are allowed on site, with the [software-practices] marking which questions are about "best practices", "pros and cons", and other such questions where there is no "right" answer, but there can definitely be good answers that give reasons for or against doing things one way or another.

For example, Should I cast to (void) when I do not use the return value is marked "software-practices" because it is asking for programming practices, and the answers there provide valid reasons on whether or not to do it.

If I had the ability to edit tag descriptions, I would say something like

This tag is used for questions that ask about the benefits of using a certain style, framework, etc., possibly over others, ask about best practices, or otherwise ask about software practices. These types of questions usually ask, "Should I" or "Is it a good idea to", rather than "How", "What" or "Why".

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