While that is a great general rule, everyday life isn't generalities, it's specific cases. Outside of game programming, topology isn't useful knowledge for sof

While that is a great general rule, everyday life isn't generalities, it's specific cases. Outside of game programming, topology isn't useful knowledge for software engineering. A clear exception to your rule above. Being an strict adherent to a heuristic and not examining the specifics of a situation is in my opinion a poor habit. Superficially pattern matching will lead people down the wrong path more often.