This was my experience too. Modern software engineers would hate that kind of red tape because we've been conditioned to want shorter feedback loops. Heck, I h

This was my experience too. Modern software engineers would hate that kind of red tape because we've been conditioned to want shorter feedback loops. Heck, I hated it back then too and I wasn't even accustomed to seeing my results instantly like I am now. It takes a special kind of person to enjoy the laborious administrative overhead of writing detailed specs before you write even a single line of code.