i didn't downvote you, but since you're asking – the first part of your comment is needlessly snarky and doesn't really add much beyond "yeah, i'm frustrated by

i didn't downvote you, but since you're asking – the first part of your comment is needlessly snarky and doesn't really add much beyond "yeah, i'm frustrated by people adding unnecessary complexity just because it's trendy". on the other hand, the part added in the edit sounds like it could be an interesting story! expanding on that would make for a more interesting comment: > I saved a bunch of companies around 100k in AWS fees just by pruning their server requirements. One of the projects was a simple set of web forms that required 7 servers to run. We pruned it down to 3 and that was just for redundancy and load. EDIT and if that thing about cutting down the specification really happened, just tell the story – no need to wrap it in a performance piece: > I've actually had people come to me with specifications so over-engineered that the whole 20-page doc could be simplified down to a single page without loss of functionality! EDIT 2 and i'm not saying "never use hyperbole"! just don't make it the whole point of your comment :)