What are the best practices for incorporating new technologies into existing projects?

Various factors need to be considered to make this successful - Use of analyzers if available. e.g. .Net Portability Analyzer - Developing the skills in the development team using tutorials - Setup development environment and processes - Impact on CI/CD processes - Unit test and BDD framework evaluation - Performance testing after benchmarking the legacy technologies - Gradual migration strategy to mitigate risk

Starting small with new tech means controlled, phased integration. It mitigates risks, gathers user feedback for improvements, and allows iterative refinement. By showcasing success in limited settings, it paves the way for wider adoption. For instance, introducing a new tool to a single team, gathering feedback, refining, and then scaling gradually ensures a smoother and more successful integration.

Test, test, test. Internally first as you cant afford for a new technology or a new product release to screw up what is currently working well. Then test to a group of controlled customers who would embrace something new that would be beneficial to them. Then have a scheduled rollout in a tiered manner to you customers/users...

There will be a learning curve in understanding and adapting to the quirks and limitations of the new technology . Learning the nuances of a new language and writing performant code takes time and effort. Be prepared for bumps on the way where effort is increased due to unforseen challenges . Debugging skills need to be developed along with a familiarity with IDE or tooling . One way to mitigate this is to take support of experts till the time the team develops in house expertise or onboard a SME for the team . In the end remember "All that glitters is not gold" :)

By developing a frame around something extremely base to a given application - such as the operating system level functions, the network or connectivity layer, or even a system level structure such as Kubernetes, or other container type tech.

Here's a simple yet potentially provocative perspective: don't reinvent the wheel. Throughout my career, I've seen multiple teams working on similar projects, each adding their own flair and often unnecessarily complicating things. I advocate for a lean, well-defined architecture from the start. If the domain is properly understood and the technology is required, the initial design should allow for easy integration of new elements without the need to start from scratch.