[rubin55]

Very recognizable.. I've done a few projects at large-scale government and retail where me and team have been brought in after-the fact to fix "performance" and tech-debt issues with these things. In particular these platforms: "Be Informed" and "MuleSoft AnyPoint".

The story is exactly like the fine article mentions. Heavy reliance on proprietary stuff making the organization heavily reliant on very expensive consultants to get stuff done, no way to sanely version things..

I now go out of my way to avoid working rescue jobs like these, unless the client is actively migrating away from them.