mlaccetti

Hence the followup - I will link to it in the original article.

netvibes.com open in an tab aggregating the web and letting me know when more to read.

Oh, for sure - worked in capital markets and getting any integration between the different teams was an unpleasant affair. However, it usually wasn't due to a lack of talent, but due to politics or personality - somebody who likes to say "no" a bunch, or refuses to allow some other approach. Most of the devs were grumpy, but liked the steady pay and stuck around. Probably the root of the problem - if retention became an issue, perhaps things would change?

How much of the failure is related to process or project management vs. the tech teams's skills?

I was tired of last.fm providing me the same old recommendations, so I came up with findmusicfor.me. It's rough - only a few hours of coding involved, but thought I'd see what people think of it and ways to improve.

If you find another position, take it. Don't try to use quitting as leverage to make things happen - even if you stay on, your actions will always be there, lurking in the background.