^^^This. And too often little consideration is given to impact further down the line. E.g., does this tie up your development teams in future doing non-value-a

^^^This. And too often little consideration is given to impact further down the line. E.g., does this tie up your development teams in future doing non-value-adding work to fix breaking changes? What effect does this have on ongoing support costs? How easy is this skillset to hire for? How does this fit in with our roadmap? But it doesn't matter because I've bolstered my CV and by the time those things become really painful I'll be long gone. </cynicism>