It's an astute observation, especially if you have not heard Alan Kay's thoughts on the subject. He calls our industry a Cargo Cult and explicitly compares it t

It's an astute observation, especially if you have not heard Alan Kay's thoughts on the subject. He calls our industry a Cargo Cult and explicitly compares it to fashion and pop culture. Keeping with the anology I'm sure there are software engineering equivalents to Jeans and T-Shirts and it would be an interesting study to compare organizations that opt for these fashions to those that do not. If you're reading PG, it seems like a great topic for an essay.