> Literally every book on project management The real world is much sloppier than any book will ever tell you. > is about the development cost vs maintenance

> Literally every book on project management The real world is much sloppier than any book will ever tell you. > is about the development cost vs maintenance cost Absolutely true. > how the latter beats the former If you're believing that equivocally ((I don't think you personally are btw) then I don't think you're reading the advice the book is giving you correctly. A shitty technical solution that gets to market quicker often (not always) can make the company more money in the long run. There is no "one right answer" here, it's all about judgement. 100+ tech DD's and counting...I've seen the whole spectrum. I've seen a $40M revenue (38% EBITDA) tech company built using a FileMaker-like tech stack (all WYSIWYG). And yes, I'm serious.