Exactly. Whenever I see an engineer take a hardline position (eg: "no monorepos you zealots!") I always ask myself: is this person just annoyed? Most of the ti

Exactly. Whenever I see an engineer take a hardline position (eg: "no monorepos you zealots!") I always ask myself: is this person just annoyed? Most of the time they're just annoyed. One side effect of every successful business are annoyed worker ants that are sick of dealing with growth problems. I've been there. I know how annoying it can be. Personally I've found comfort in embracing the chaos and learning to manage it responsibly. No dogma. No absolutes. Know how to do monorepos well. Know how to do polyrepos well. Learn the pitfalls of both. Don't assume other people are stupid zealots.