I’ve worked with a dev (extreme example) that said why “don’t you just…” and delivered at 10x from A to B only to find the going from B to C is now a daunting t

I’ve worked with a dev (extreme example) that said why “don’t you just…” and delivered at 10x from A to B only to find the going from B to C is now a daunting task, because of how we got to B. It is a lot like the sysadmin that gets praised for saving the day every time his servers crashes. Sometimes the extra complexity in getting to B is the preparation to keep on going. It is a trade off, and the optimal answer may not always be predictable.