yep, that's why I called it a story, not a scientific experiment. It could even be read as a kind of anecdote of parable.
While oversimplified, it can serve as a good example on how an initially rational practice could easily became dogma even when the initial stimulus is no longer present.
Part of my day job in the past 2 years has been to consult a client in refactoring/rewriting an old platform. The client's old team is still in place and even if we've added some new people just to try and change the mindset, the inertia of the spaghetti codebase coupled with the client's short and mid term financial goals as well as the "traditions" of the old team has stopped us from enacting any groundbreaking changes.
I guess the moral is that there are many forces at play in this kind of setup and stories like these can help in framing some of them in a fun way.
While oversimplified, it can serve as a good example on how an initially rational practice could easily became dogma even when the initial stimulus is no longer present.
Part of my day job in the past 2 years has been to consult a client in refactoring/rewriting an old platform. The client's old team is still in place and even if we've added some new people just to try and change the mindset, the inertia of the spaghetti codebase coupled with the client's short and mid term financial goals as well as the "traditions" of the old team has stopped us from enacting any groundbreaking changes.
I guess the moral is that there are many forces at play in this kind of setup and stories like these can help in framing some of them in a fun way.