Henry Ford showed the world the scalable advantage of assembly lines. Building a single car in your garage is certainly feasible, especially for a one-of-a-kind vehicle. However, this approach is impractical for mass production. Ford's assembly line revolutionized manufacturing by enabling cars to be produced efficiently and at scale, making them accessible to the masses.
Imagine your company just hired a new developer. The new developer is joining a team that is working on a big legacy software application. The task of becoming acclimated with the code stack will be challenging, especially in trying to discern what the other team members have contributed, and the direction the code is headed. Years ago, this would have been quite a task.
