Because they shouldn't - at least not in the early stages. Once you know what you're making, shipping product comes first through about fiftieth. If tools get

Because they shouldn't - at least not in the early stages. Once you know what you're making, shipping product comes first through about fiftieth. If tools get you on the shortest path to shipping product then do that, but ship. It's Jobs' biggest contribution to theory. Real artists ship. If you don't know what you're making, or should make next - which is a real challenge for big companies - then what RedGate do (and they're an awesome company) makes a lot of sense.