Maybe I am the crazy one, but it feels like the real issue is that design practices are just less practical (mature?) than software engineering ones. We both st

Maybe I am the crazy one, but it feels like the real issue is that design practices are just less practical (mature?) than software engineering ones. We both strive for perfection and idealize great work. The difference is that few places allow for that kind of waste in their software departments because history has shown us that endless supplies of time and money just result in waste and churn, not significant changes in quality.