Hill’s Law of Software Evaluation<\/u>: If it ain’t invented here<\/i>, it’s no good. <\/p>\n
Hill’s Political Corollary<\/u>: If it was invented over there<\/i>, then it’s definitely <\/i>no good.<\/p>\n
Hill’s Self-Reflective Blind Spot Corollary<\/u>: Can you believe how close-minded they are over there <\/i>about what we invented here?<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hill’s Law of Software Evaluation: If it ain’t invented here, it’s no good. Hill’s Political Corollary: If it was invented over there, then it’s definitely no good. 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