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A comment on Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by 908B64B197 on Saturday April 03, 2021 @04:17PM (#26684369)
> Rarely are technics given first seat at companies

Except Google, Microsoft and Apple.

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Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by TedShiller on Saturday April 03, 2021 @05:47PM (#26685040)
Apparently you haven’t worked at those companies recently. Sounds like you may have been a very early employee.
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Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by selimthegrim on Sunday April 04, 2021 @12:24AM (#26686872)
Zilog is a famous example of what happens when no one reins in the engineers.
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Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by gradschoolfail on Sunday April 04, 2021 @01:36AM (#26687141)
Famous engineer driven failures are rare. And I havent heard of zilog. Were they as famous as.. the British Aircraft Corporation..?!
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