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Sep 12, 2020 · R&D Management

When Is a New Technology Worth the Cost? Lessons from 20 Years of Software Development

The article shares a veteran engineer's reflections on choosing technologies, contrasting trendy versus familiar tools, weighing maintenance costs against productivity gains, and offering a pragmatic decision‑making framework illustrated with real‑world examples from Etsy, Mailchimp, and other projects.