Over Engineering vs Just Enough Design
Developers should learn about over engineering to recognize and avoid it, as it's a common pitfall in software projects, especially when teams prioritize technical elegance over practical needs meets developers should learn just enough design when working in fast-paced, iterative environments like agile or lean startups, where requirements evolve frequently and rapid delivery is critical. Here's our take.
Over Engineering
Developers should learn about over engineering to recognize and avoid it, as it's a common pitfall in software projects, especially when teams prioritize technical elegance over practical needs
Over Engineering
Nice PickDevelopers should learn about over engineering to recognize and avoid it, as it's a common pitfall in software projects, especially when teams prioritize technical elegance over practical needs
Pros
- +Understanding this concept helps in making trade-offs between simplicity and complexity, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose and maintainable
- +Related to: yagni, kiss-principle
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Just Enough Design
Developers should learn Just Enough Design when working in fast-paced, iterative environments like Agile or Lean startups, where requirements evolve frequently and rapid delivery is critical
Pros
- +It's particularly useful for avoiding 'analysis paralysis' and reducing time spent on speculative designs that may become obsolete
- +Related to: agile-methodology, lean-software-development
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Over Engineering if: You want understanding this concept helps in making trade-offs between simplicity and complexity, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose and maintainable and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Just Enough Design if: You prioritize it's particularly useful for avoiding 'analysis paralysis' and reducing time spent on speculative designs that may become obsolete over what Over Engineering offers.
Developers should learn about over engineering to recognize and avoid it, as it's a common pitfall in software projects, especially when teams prioritize technical elegance over practical needs
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