> You can pick any modern best of breed tool, and I can point in history when that tool had to be snuck in to prove itself and gain acceptance. I don't like th

> You can pick any modern best of breed tool, and I can point in history when that tool had to be snuck in to prove itself and gain acceptance. I don't like the idea of "snuck in". Working with management and having buy in that there's going to be a risk involved in taking something up that's new and unknown is OK. That way we have a plan and action in place if things go other than expected. That is exactly why I left a BIG5 firm and now work at startups because I can run these by the CEO and have a discussion. The place where I work does not exist for my amusement. Many people's livelihood including those of close friends and their families depend on the decisions I make. If I am at a VC funded startup I am playing with the retirement of millions of people. I owe it to them to be in the know of any risky decisions I take that I judge to be risky enough to affect them negatively. Anything that's new and relatively unknown is risky. That does not mean we don't try it. It does mean we need to have a plan and action in place if things go other than expected. Thats just good engineering and business because people depend on me. Otherwise it's just a hobby and pastime.