> In my mind being able to over-engineer shows an ability to code Huh, very mixed feelings here. My gut reaction is to reply that "it also shows poor judgement

> In my mind being able to over-engineer shows an ability to code Huh, very mixed feelings here. My gut reaction is to reply that "it also shows poor judgement", but there is some truth to what you are saying. The middle ground would be where you can actually explain what you are trying to achieve with the over-engineered bits.