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Re:Airlines Are Backing Volantio (YC W09), a Startup That Co... by wpietri on Saturday April 14, 2018 @02:01PM (#16838528)
Is the legacy only technical? I was speaking of something far broader than just the database they're using at the heart of something.

Our theories of place and travel are slowly changing due to new technical capability. Some of the lag is due to old theories embedded in old technology. But I think a lot of it is embedded in habit, custom, protocol, and business model. And in plain old not knowing. I expect we'll thrash around for decades before a new consensus emerges.

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Re:Airlines Are Backing Volantio (YC W09), a Startup That Co... by tyingq on Saturday April 14, 2018 @06:01PM (#16839790)
You're correct. There is legacy thinking at airlines and travel companies. It is more of a barrier than any tech debt.

I spend more time fighting "this is how we've always done it" than I spend fighting legacy systems.

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