I guess your point being that these aren't novel techniques?
The author sure didn't invent them, but they aren't widespread enough yet. In fact e.g. Rails puts you in the opposite mindset (which is OK at early stages).
Betting is a highly regulated environment. The kind of mistake that startups make all the time could result in a heavy fine of the loss of a license. In such a climate, this workflow is exceptionally modern.
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I literally checked the date twice to make sure this wasn't 10+ years old.
I guess your point being that these aren't novel techniques?
The author sure didn't invent them, but they aren't widespread enough yet. In fact e.g. Rails puts you in the opposite mindset (which is OK at early stages).
Betting is a highly regulated environment. The kind of mistake that startups make all the time could result in a heavy fine of the loss of a license. In such a climate, this workflow is exceptionally modern.
For a company like Sky Betting this is actually fairly monumental. Not every company looks and behaves like every trending SV startup.
http://www.cvc.com/Our-Portfolio.htmx?ordertype=1&itemid=112...
PS - They actually make pretty good money too: http://www.cvc.com/Our-Portfolio.htmx?ordertype=1&itemid=112...