>Incremental pain, delivered early, is both corrective and less expensive over the long run. If you need to remain version-locked for a specific reason, that reason is likely to be locally scoped rather than global, in which case TFA describes an attempt to address your problem.
This rests on the assumption of a relatively homogenized software development industry without any consideration for, at least, critical systems building. There's a broad range of disciplines in this industry which do not -- and cannot -- adhere to the practices you mention.
