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How did people come to the conclusion that "over-engineered" is something positive?
by _def 2mo ago
How did people come to the conclusion that "over-engineered" is something positive?
- epgui 2mo agoWhat gives you the impression that "people" have come to such a conclusion?
- _def 2mo agoI just noticed it more often that it's getting used as a positive connotation. From the article itself: "Over-engineered, absolutely. [...] Every check earned its place by catching something I’d otherwise have shipped. Would I do it again? Without hesitation."
- epgui 2mo agoSounds more like an admission than a boast to me.
- thereisnospork 2mo agoFrom a consumer POV it is -- even if only read as 'not under-engineered'. In an over engineered thing margin is left on the table which the consumer gets to take advantage of. Noting that in the real world items are often exposed to loads and demands above and beyond the idealized design constraints a 'perfectly' engineered item would just meet.