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Sometimes. More often than not though, I suspect it stems from ignorance, hubris, and incompetence (and sometimes all of the above). Basically people that don
by Judgmentality 6y ago
Sometimes. More often than not though, I suspect it stems from ignorance, hubris, and incompetence (and sometimes all of the above).
Basically people that don't know better, but think they know better, try to reinvent the wheel.
https://xkcd.com/1831/ https://xkcd.com/1831/
- cle 6y agoSometimes too. I think a big factor also is coordination costs. Working with a bunch of engineers outside of your company, with different goals and visions, is very time consuming. For companies who need to build-or-die, spending a bunch of time and money building relationships with people who are just as likely to act as roadblocks and gatekeepers just isn't an attractive proposition. In this case it's not about new technology per se, but about new control and new ownership, which is an excellent way to reduce coordination costs.
- solveit 6y agoIt's also one hell of a lot easier to reinvent a shitty wheel than it is to learn a good one. Add that to the phenomenon of temporary hacks becoming permanent nine times out of ten...