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I feel like this requires the same concern when replacing any system. Even if the new tool is better in theory, does it have enough people using it/experts working on it that it is better in practice and does the costs of replacing it justify the improvement.

Just look at something like a 50 year old IBM mainframe vs. the newest Sql Server with .Net Core running on the server of your choice. Is the latter the better choice for a new application? Yes. Yet many very successful businesses don't replace their mainframes because the benefits do not justify the costs.



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