> Maybe disrespect for accumulated wisdom is one of the reason software sucks so bad these days. What do you mean "maybe"?! It has always been the case. I am

> Maybe disrespect for accumulated wisdom is one of the reason software sucks so bad these days. What do you mean "maybe"?! It has always been the case. I am not even that old -- 41y/o currently -- and I work professionally as a programmer ever since ~22 and I always noticed how 99% of all programmers I ever worked with, when faced with advice from seasoned veterans, were like "meh, this doesn't apply to us, we'll figure out our own solution" which, sadly, goes exactly like you think it would, at least 90% of the time.