I think a lot of people underestimate how hard it would be to build something like Ghidra not from a technical perspective, but from an avoiding big organisatio

I think a lot of people underestimate how hard it would be to build something like Ghidra not from a technical perspective, but from an avoiding big organisation bureaucracy perspective. Unlike a typical bureaucracy however, and amongst other problems[1], the barrier for entry for hiring is extremely high, everything happens within an echo chamber (closed community with little external influence) and paranoia and overbearing security process has a freezing effect on morale and the use of modern workplace practices and technology. Whilst other companies and organisations hire staff quickly who can more freely experiment with the latest technology from a hip coffee shop or their home, someone at an organisation like the NSA after waiting a year to start the job and after having hiked 8km from their car to a windowless and soulless building in the middle of nowhere instead has to fill out dozens of forms and seek dozens of approvals just to consider the idea of experimenting with some new technology. I am amazed something as useful as Ghidra could actually be built within such a large bureaucracy in modern times, and then even more amazed that someone managed to get it released as open source software to ensure it continues to be maintained and useful long after the next internal reorganisation and exodus of developers. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16057449 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16057449