I've come to a similar conclusion but I tend to think of it as solving little problems with the simplest solution possible. Don't pre optimize and don't pre abs

I've come to a similar conclusion but I tend to think of it as solving little problems with the simplest solution possible. Don't pre optimize and don't pre abstract. This is a thought process I think you arrive at when you're running your own business or in some sort of managerial role. You start realizing the constraints (time, budget, resources, etc) involved in building software. When we first come into the world of software we just want to write awesome code. But to truly evolve as a developer you need to start asking real questions regarding what you are building. Are we making the budget bleed by spending 3 weeks on making the most beautiful piece of code possible for a feature when it was originally estimated to take two days? Can an open source library be used instead of us trying to build something from the ground up? How does this feature add real value to the users of this product?