[thoughtsimple]

I think you are missing the date it was written. The article is almost 9 years old. That is older than even most stack overflow answers. The software world has changed quite a bit in the last 10 years. You are less likely to find yourself in an environment where this analogy was more appropriate (thank the gods). But as someone who has worked in the software industry for 30+ years, this was more accurate than you think.

[psteitz]

+1 And even today, regardless of software stack, tooling, etc the problem of silo-ed development and limited understanding of the big picture in large systems is still very much alive. Getting shared understanding of the ideas embodied in complex systems with lots of little teams is still a challenge and always will be.