I'm torn on this, probably because either extreme isn't an end all solution. Companies stuck in beauracracy need this advice. Companies stuck in tech debt need

I'm torn on this, probably because either extreme isn't an end all solution. Companies stuck in beauracracy need this advice. Companies stuck in tech debt need to avoid this. But as of now in tech, one of these are clearly rewarded more often, so I get why the article is made as such. For the other extreme, the largest issue I've seen is integration. You make two different systems with no plan on how they integrate. Neither team really takes the time to make them talk properly. That's where some agreed upon architecture helps.