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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago (16 children)

It's pretty common for people to have specialized knowledge that's only in their heads. In the software biz it's pretty much assumed that losing an engineer means losing some important knowledge, too.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (10 children)

if the company is functioning properly this is absolutely not the case

[–] [email protected] 46 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I guess I've never worked for a company that functions properly, then. They must be pretty rare.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

it's so rare that it basically only exists in well run companies and well run FOSS projects (which are few and far between)