That will make for some pretty salient readings, thanks for the links.
There are obviously cases of failure. I don't know the stats. I'm speaking mostly of small/medium businesses, where size and complexity are different.
There are obviously cases of failure. I don't know the stats. I'm speaking mostly of small/medium businesses, where size and complexity are different.
i think one thing we can agree on is that the only thing users hate more than change is breakage.
rewrites are a valid tool in a long-term strategy, just as debt is for finance. but for most people, incremental change has a bigger, smoother RoI. it sounds like this is kind of what KA is doing. although the timeline seems aggressive and the whole thing absolutist, being stuck on Python 2 is a risk now, too.
Data on small businesses is hard indeed. I'm only speaking anecdotally from the MSP / software shops perspective, the "tech guys" of most businesses who don't in-house IT. Also from a European perspective, so that might make a big difference — we're, ahem, let's say not as involved, interested, or capable in all things "technology" as a general population (I didn't say luddites but that's how it feels sometimes, compared to the vibe I get in NYC or rich Asian cities).