Comments by "Michael Nurse" (@michaelnurse9089) on "WORST MISTAKES When Choosing A Technology Framework" video.

  1. The worst I ever saw was that the international head office in Zurich mandated all subsidiaries to use SAP. That would cost us 5 years profits for a small standalone subsidiary, so we just created a small interface into another copy of SAP running at another local subsidiary and claimed we were on SAP, and that kept them off the trail for the four years I worked there.
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  2. Eagle use was highly risky because of Nazgul on flying beasts. Also, the characters do not think in such straight forward fashion, except for Boromir, and we know how that story ends.
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  3. Also, the nature of Sauron was he foresaw all obvious risks, only the most unlikely approaches had a chance of success.
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  4. In US politics there is Democracy, but no consent = ever escalating feelings of ill will.
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  5. Correct, but some problems are really good at hiding from sight before you start developing or even go live. That only means you should double or triple your effort to find these problems before choosing.
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  6. That is fine when the tool choice does not matter so much, but if everything hinges on the success of the project and its tool choice - then gambling for fun may have harsh consequences.
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