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		chasd00 on Oct 27, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix: Removing client-side React.js improved pe... I've see this go down before. React was the wrong choice but I'd put the blame right at the feet of the consulting firm. Let me guess, the budget was under $5M but the firm was one of the large ones probably being used elsewhere in the company right? I work for a very very large consulting firm, anything under $30M is not worth getting out of bed for them. Projects like this get staffed by nobodies and run by nobodies, unless you have a PM and one dev who actually care they will always go down in flames.

flamedoge on Oct 27, 2017 [–]

I'd put the blame on the manager for not knowing better. I mean s/he is the gatekeeper for company resources.

exelius on Oct 27, 2017 | [–]

Most middle managers at large companies are totally clueless. Consulting companies are built to take advantage of them and drain their budgets.

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