>I think this is a place where the IT field has done a bad job and, as a result, we've had unbelievable amounts of "wheel reinvention". Some of this just seems

>I think this is a place where the IT field has done a bad job and, as a result, we've had unbelievable amounts of "wheel reinvention". Some of this just seems to be due to the maddening popularity contest of technologies and frameworks within companies. There is a frantic rush to make sure you're doing everything that your competitors are doing, but not much introspection regarding whether things will actually help your company. You're just keeping ahead for the sake of keeping ahead.