It would have been even more reasonable if they did the analysis before switching over the entire code base.
sure, but you underestimate that lots of devs might learn something from this article.
Yup. People asked me to write this post as they were genuinely curious. I also think it adds something to our collective knowledge.
We did. But you see, theoretical analysis doesn't always produce accurate result and you won't learn about practical issues until you get your feet wet. Also, like I said in the post, it turned out to be not great choice for combination of this particular project AND me.