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I see lots of worry about over-engineering on the Internet, and little in practice. I'm sure it happens, but under-engineering is way more common.
by mattgreenrocks 12y ago
I see lots of worry about over-engineering on the Internet, and little in practice. I'm sure it happens, but under-engineering is way more common.
- lgunsch 12y agoYeah, in my experience, "no engineering" is the most abundant; everything is thrown together willy-nilly to code as fast as possible. I have come across very few real cases of over engineering.
- slightlycuban 12y agoPart of my point is that you don't feel over-engineering nearly as much. If it is under-engineered, it probably doesn't work, and at least has a list of pain points that are fairly obvious. Over-engineered components will work (sometimes flawlessly), so you don't realize you've spent too much time and money on something until long after you built it.