Such is the tragedy of for-profit software engineering. The trade-offs we see today lead to choices that tie our hands when facing trade-offs we didn't foresee.

Such is the tragedy of for-profit software engineering. The trade-offs we see today lead to choices that tie our hands when facing trade-offs we didn't foresee. Also why experience comes at such a premium. Seeing further down the line and knowing how to argue about it prevents whole classes of problems.