Honestly I don't think there is any contractor who could have pulled this project off flawlessly
A few flaws could be excused but the site was a disaster.
or even very much better than the group of misfits who did Healthcare.gov
In just a couple of months, the current contractor group was able to clean up most of the mess and improve the site dramatically. In just two months! Imagine what they could have pulled off if the group was put together earlier.
The were able to clean up and improve an existing system, yes. That doesn't imply anything about their abilities to have created it from the ground up.
To me, it implies they have even more ability than if I saw them build it from the ground up. They were able to read the garbage written by the other developers and make something useful out of it. Pretty impressive!
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A few flaws could be excused but the site was a disaster.
In just a couple of months, the current contractor group was able to clean up most of the mess and improve the site dramatically. In just two months! Imagine what they could have pulled off if the group was put together earlier.
The were able to clean up and improve an existing system, yes. That doesn't imply anything about their abilities to have created it from the ground up.
To me, it implies they have even more ability than if I saw them build it from the ground up. They were able to read the garbage written by the other developers and make something useful out of it. Pretty impressive!