Cargo cult re-invention cycle

1 min readOct 6, 2019

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Original source expresses something;
Cargo cultists practice without understanding;
Observer assumes cargo cult practice reflects original intent;
A new approach is proposed that corrects the problems that is just repeating the original source;
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Jason Yip

Written by Jason Yip

Senior Manager Product Engineering at Grainger. Extreme Programming, Agile, Lean guy. Ex-Spotify, ex-ThoughtWorks, ex-CruiseControl

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