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I disagree. Over-engineering is epidemic in modern software. That being said: in this specific case you're right.

• shuntress 9y ago
  That's usually the challenge, isn't it? differentiating the specific cases where the seemingly pointless solution is actually the best way to solve a problem from the cases where the problem could be solved a different way that eliminates the need for the seemingly pointless solution from the cases where the solution is actually just a pointless flourish.
  • rabidrat 9y ago
    Essential complexity vs. accidental complexity