Great post. I think a similar issue is when an engineer feels they need a certain set of infrastructure or algorithmic features before they can start building t

Great post. I think a similar issue is when an engineer feels they need a certain set of infrastructure or algorithmic features before they can start building their program. If you end up finding out that most potential users have a different problem though it can all be for waste. I've met many programmers who seem to have forgotten (or never learned) how to prototype, and can't imagine building something with a fundamental security or scalability flaw. There's also a far more difficult one to become aware of, which is building an overly complex solution when a simpler one exists for the problem.