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Re:Ask HN: How to avoid over-engineering software design for... by pydry on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:55AM (#23625719)
I think it's a bit more than a desire to show "fancy design docs" or metric gaming. I've seen a lot of engineers prioritize fixing as yet hypothetical future problems over problems that are burning them right now even when there is no need for design docs and no metrics to game.

I think some problems are just seen as sexier than others.

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Re:Ask HN: How to avoid over-engineering software design for... by flak48 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @12:50PM (#23630471)
For sure.

I just wanted to shed a light on some unfortunate external pressures faced by a subset of engineers, which contributes to this problem. Didn't meant to come across as cynical.

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