The introduction has a reasonable premise, but I thought Business Case No. 1 doesn't do much to further the point. In fact, it reinforces the academic/industry

The introduction has a reasonable premise, but I thought Business Case No. 1 doesn't do much to further the point. In fact, it reinforces the academic/industry divide that is belabored in the intro. Ask people who are working on "commercial" development how often they have to implement a Fibonacci sequence or something similar. The example comes across more like a neat party trick then something that would make itself useful on a daily basis.