I admit that my first instinct on reading a piece like this is to shout out in agreement. But at the same time I know that instinct comes from having worked on

I admit that my first instinct on reading a piece like this is to shout out in agreement. But at the same time I know that instinct comes from having worked on small teams, in small companies, for my entire career. I like small teams, and I like small companies. I have a hard time fitting into big corporate environments, and so I no longer try. I don't really know what works well for people who have to manage really large efforts. I do know that for the small projects I deal with trying to keep the tools in sync with the evolving direction becomes a tail-chasing exercise. Of course, all this might mean that I'm just lazy.