> The reason for this snowball effect is largely due to a lack of confidence that feeds upon convenience as opposed to examination of why technical problems exi

> The reason for this snowball effect is largely due to a lack of confidence that feeds upon convenience as opposed to examination of why technical problems exist in the first place. I find this a great answer. Much time is spent these days on taping over problems at the high level on the top of broken stacks, instead of fixing the underlying issues. Building on broken foundations will only get you so far and yield diminishing returns, even if it initially looks easy and convenient to just build on top.