Actually, every single written line of code is a liability. It doesn't seem very obvious when you're working for someone else and for a code base that was alrea

Actually, every single written line of code is a liability. It doesn't seem very obvious when you're working for someone else and for a code base that was already touched by hundreds. But it becomes very obvious if and when you start writing code for your own - a side hustle or a hobby project. Therefore, striking a balance of well engineered code and productivity is even more unavoidable. If you over engineer and over think, you want make much progress but if you just keep making rapid progress without any regard to the engineering, you won't be able to do much engineering sooner or later.