[pencerw]

(note: i wrote the link in the OP)

as it happens, i spent about a decade working on an electronic product that, for complex reasons, wasn't suitable for outsourcing overseas. i wrote a reasonably long and detailed post about this process recently, which you can find here: https://scopeofwork.net/proof/ i also wrote about it a bunch on my personal blog; you can find the relevant posts here: https://pencerw.com/feed?tag=thepublicradio

[bjt]

Thank you for writing and sharing this! I very emphatically agree that we need more people showing us the honorable parts of messy things, and wish I could say so as beautifully as your piece does.