I've been following the NYTimes tech development from a distance for almost 20 years. A couple of things I've picked up: 1) it helps to be the biggest 2) it h

I've been following the NYTimes tech development from a distance for almost 20 years. A couple of things I've picked up: 1) it helps to be the biggest 2) it helps to have rabid boosters with reputational stakes themselves, like Edward Tufte. 3) the tech group maintains the framework, but each section owns their own section layouts. 4) the tech group made a big splash ... eh, sometime between 2005 and 2009 if I recall, with a very early progressive framework. I wish I could recall the details, but it was spicy when it first landed, like "Wow, that's genius, and it looks so good."