Analysis paralysis is an informal phrase applied when the opportunity cost of decision analysis exceeds the benefits. Analysis paralysis applies to any situation where analysis may be applied to help make a decision and may be a dysfunctional element of organizational behavior. Often phrased as paralysis by analysis, in contrast to extinct by instinct.

Analysis paralysis on Wikipedia

I've got it and I've got it bad. How do you deal with a surplus of choices?

Javascript/AJAX

• ExtJS
• jQuery
• prototype
• Spry
• YUI

ColdFusion MVC Framework

• Coldbox
• Fusebox 5.5
• Mach-ii
• Model-Glue

ColdFusion ORM

• Transfer
• Reactor

Thankfully, ColdSpring appears to be the standard for managing configuration and dependencies in ColdFusion applications. Finally, a choice that is easy to make. :)

Unfortunately, having been out of the loop on most of these frameworks over the past few years I'm not even certain what each can do for me, let alone why one might be better than the other. I wish there was a good way to get over this hurdle. Sometimes I eye the Ruby community with envy. It's Rails or the highway. While choice is good, sometimes I definitely feel that the lack of a "best in breed" standard holds ColdFusion back.