> Finding a good way to balance YAGNI with this-will-definitely-change-in-a-few-months-because-it-always-does is incredibly hard, and I've really appreciated working with engineers who make that prediction correctly.
Is this a generalizable skill? To me, it feels like changes are more often driven by shifting business requirements and ephemeral victories of internal political battles rather than sound technical reasons.
Is this a generalizable skill? To me, it feels like changes are more often driven by shifting business requirements and ephemeral victories of internal political battles rather than sound technical reasons.