It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out nor more doubtful of success nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things; for the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order; this lukewarmness arising partly from the incredulity of mankind who does not truly believe in anything new until they actually have experience of it.

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 – 1572)

The above words are as true for software development as they are true for politics and human nature. Though unlike politics which requires a shift of mentality of the majority of the population and unlike the human nature which usually takes years to change or a very aggressive and disturbing moment of life (death, pain, illness) … we are “blessed” let’s say, in software development to have a choice.