These are solvable problems. Just because a group of engineers agree on a standard tool, doesn't mean that they are blind to the world around them, or that they

These are solvable problems. Just because a group of engineers agree on a standard tool, doesn't mean that they are blind to the world around them, or that they are now doomed to be single minded "legacy" people. I'm sorry if in your experience this hasn't been the case. Maintaining a balance between using modern technology and having a healthy "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude is certainly do-able. But when every team is doing it's own version of the same thing, that's another story. It can be crushing to productivity, in fact it's likely to be the deciding factor if some types work get done at all. And, unlike your concerns about preventing stagnation, the only way to solve that problem is to stop doing it.