And you are here why?

“ Those who don’t remember the past are condemned to repeat it ”. You hear this all the time, usually in jest, ironically, or sometimes even sarcastically. The thing is, this is practically an Existence Condition when it comes to the software industry, which suffers — aggressively — from  Not Invented Here  (NIH) syndrome. Follow the bouncing ball on this thought process in your typical  #CowboyDeveloper ’s head • I’m smart • Therefore, I know everything worth knowing • Therefore, if I don’t know it, it isn’t worth knowing • Therefore any precedent that I’m unaware of, is worthless Makes sense, doesn’t it? The wonderful thing about this approach is that it allows for any amount of Head-In-The-Sand activity, with the following behaviors being pretty run of the mill wherever #TechBros congregate 1.  Don’t Look Stuff Up.  I mean, seriously, “ google-ing ” is practically a verb, is it really that hard to look something up? But nooooooo, you’ll find  #Co...