Microservices for a tool with 3 users. Full CI/CD before the MVP. 100% test coverage — even for getters.
I’ve made these mistakes so you don’t have to.
In this honest reflection, I share 6 costly traps many devs fall into — and the pragmatic lessons I learned the hard way.
🧩 Read if you’ve ever:
- Overengineered too early
- Chased clean code at the expense of product value
- Thought “best practices” always mean “best results”
👉 Read the full story on Medium
https://javascript.plainenglish.io/developer-pitfalls-exposed-my-journey-away-from-perfectionism-in-2025-40b516cb6b22
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