This only works at Google because most of the code is rewritten every few years [1]. The dynamics between tech debt and over-engineering in such a setting are n

This only works at Google because most of the code is rewritten every few years [1]. The dynamics between tech debt and over-engineering in such a setting are not really representative of the rest of the industry. 1: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1702.01715.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1702.01715.pdf