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This is a good example of the importance of institutional knowledge. IIRC this is why Boeing has to design a new plane every decade or so -- otherwise it 'forge
by jallmann 16y ago
This is a good example of the importance of institutional knowledge. IIRC this is why Boeing has to design a new plane every decade or so -- otherwise it 'forgets' how to when enough people leave, retire, etc. I am sure there are many more examples of this out there.
edit: a more relevant example to HN -- the supposed run on cobol hackers. One might also be able to argue this about mainframes, too.
- krschultz 16y agoThis is the sole reason we are still designing fighter planes, submarines etc. Nobody else in the world can match the US at the moment, but if we stop now we'll be starting from scratch in 30 years when we want to again. The way to make it cost effective is to slow down the pace and lengthen the projects.
- krschultz 16y agoThis is the sole reason we are still designing fighter planes, submarines etc. Nobody else in the world can match the US at the moment, but if we stop now we'll be starting from scratch in 30 years when we want to again. The way to make it cost effective is to slow down the pace and lengthen the projects.