Vendor Lock-In Is a Choice, Not an Inevitability
Lock-in happens when your code is in the vendor's repo, your infrastructure is in their accounts, and only they know how to deploy. You should be able to walk away at any milestone.
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Lock-in happens when your code is in the vendor's repo, your infrastructure is in their accounts, and only they know how to deploy. You should be able to walk away at any milestone.
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This question reveals a fear: past developers hid their work until the end. Here's why transparency eliminates the big reveal anxiety.
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