I'd really be interested in @WalterBright's take here; the article, while interesting, does not reflect the state of Boeing's use and successes (failures) with

I'd really be interested in @WalterBright's take here; the article, while interesting, does not reflect the state of Boeing's use and successes (failures) with 3D CAD over the past few decades. While my work with Boeing has been purely as a third party, as a developer of aviation maintenance software, we had a deep understanding of how airframes are not only designed but supported on an ongoing basis. Engineers certainly had complaints about tooling but I never once heard anything approaching Brouwer's narrative.