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I agree completely. The simplest solution is often the best solution. And also, the best understood and best supported solution. Teams love new shiny objects an
by tmountain 2y ago
I agree completely. The simplest solution is often the best solution. And also, the best understood and best supported solution. Teams love new shiny objects and toys to play with, but if business leaders truly understood the tradeoffs, they’d shy away from the latest and “greatest” most of the time.
- MrMcCall 2y agoA better resume is built with SQL Server EE than it is with linked-across-the-LAN Access tables. It's also a better solution, but takes far longer to implement. [True story from nearly three decades ago.] A selfless engineer doesn't care if Perl gets the job done quickly but doesn't look as good to prospective employers. A selfish person weighs their design decisions with more personal factors, no matter how they affect the entire project. Still, making functional art that is also beautiful is its own hindrance, so we, too, are not without fault. Unless that artistic process is necessary, but who's to say? Aye, there we walk the razor's edge, my friend.