The many lead-in paragraphs are a bit abrasive, even if true, and I think they make it difficult to get to the meat of the argument. The lede is quite buried.

The many lead-in paragraphs are a bit abrasive, even if true, and I think they make it difficult to get to the meat of the argument. The lede is quite buried. That said, engineers don't always get as much choice as they should either. Often there is pressure to pick a popular technology because it is popular, over a more 'boring' technology. There is no perfect choice, and it isn't always just a matter of the best technology fit. I would put 'picking the right technology' up there with 'naming things' and 'off by one errors' for these reasons.