I think everyone has. I definitely am guilty. I feel it was not until I decided to take a shot at doing my own startups full time, in 2009 did I realize how much time I was wasting on overengineering vs good enough and still be elegant.
overengineering vs good enough
I feel it takes skill to differentiate these two, which only comes by experience once you have gone through it, like you said 😉
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I think everyone has. I definitely am guilty. I feel it was not until I decided to take a shot at doing my own startups full time, in 2009 did I realize how much time I was wasting on overengineering vs good enough and still be elegant.
I feel it takes skill to differentiate these two, which only comes by experience once you have gone through it, like you said 😉