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Lessons from the Vasa Shipwreck

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by manarth

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The FT article is an extremely superficial description of the events, which does a disservice to the depth and span of archaeological research and discovery which has taken place since the Vasa's discovery.
If anyone's visiting Stockholm, the Vasa museum is well worth a visit.
For those further afield, the museum's website offers a wealth of details about its conception, history, discovery, and our contemporary understanding of the wreck.
Vasa Museum: https://www.vasamuseet.se/en/explore/vasa-history/inquest

by tikotus

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Finnish technology students played an elaborate prank when the ship was being lifted. Just before the event, a group dived down to the ship and planted a statue of Paavo Nurmi, also known as "The Flying Finn", on the deck. When the ship was finally lifted, the legendary Finnish runner was one of the first things they discovered. This played well with the friendly rivalry between the neighbours, though the Swedes did not appreciate it as much.
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa-jäynä

by zabzonk

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Lessons from Vasa regarding C++ standardisation [pdf]: https://www.stroustrup.com/how-to-write-a-proposal.pdf

by bookofjoe

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by SoftTalker

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The story of the Vasa is one of my favorites for lessons in building software or anything complicated. Though I'm not sure how much of the story is actually true, it's still a good fable if nothing else.

by dunsany

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It is an amazing museum. Highly encourage anyone passing through Stockholm to check it out.

by mgaunard

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I feel like people use this "remember the Vasa" idea every 6 months.
Yes, we all remember the Vasa, and understand how it applies to any untested overengineered idea.

by fifilura

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I find it ironic that the most prominent museum in Sweden is for a ship that only made it 3km before sinking.
While in Norway you can visit and walk aboard the "Fram". The most successful Arctic Exploration ship.
https://frammuseum.no/our-exhibitions/fram/

by chiefgeek

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I visited the museum two summers ago and it is really impressive. Even though I had caught some kind of cold and felt terrible, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Highly recommend.

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by parpfish

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by kayo_20211030

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I no longer have access, but this I remember being a good paper on the Vasa in the context of product design and project management https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=31396

by lifestyleguru

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The lesson was not to invade Poland and Lithuania but they didn't draw the conclusion.