> I've seen many cases where engineers optimize the sad path, but pessimize the wretched path. As said GP, yes this is exactly what I meant and "happy-path" wa

> I've seen many cases where engineers optimize the sad path, but pessimize the wretched path. As said GP, yes this is exactly what I meant and "happy-path" was an unclear choice of words. They optimize for the unhappy path on the good days, and make the bad days much worse.