> I am usually the one they pay to solve their problems.
In the context that doesn't really say a lot, they pay the floor guy and the architect to solve problems, just different problems.
>they are trapped in an institutional/corporate mindset (old patterns are most suitable, 'best practice', 'reliable, proven tech' and such)
While true, it is also correct. From their perspective Elixir is an exotic material, the next "one they pay to solve their problems" is not going to know how to work with it, scrap it, and start over. Therefore the Elixir solution isn't a good solution for them.
As a business man once told me, "I never saw a feature I liked so much that I was wiling to pay for it twice."
In the context that doesn't really say a lot, they pay the floor guy and the architect to solve problems, just different problems.
>they are trapped in an institutional/corporate mindset (old patterns are most suitable, 'best practice', 'reliable, proven tech' and such)
While true, it is also correct. From their perspective Elixir is an exotic material, the next "one they pay to solve their problems" is not going to know how to work with it, scrap it, and start over. Therefore the Elixir solution isn't a good solution for them.
As a business man once told me, "I never saw a feature I liked so much that I was wiling to pay for it twice."