On: Scalability is overrated

[bcrosby95]

I call it "keeping an escape hatch".

The potential need to scale and add features will inform my design decisions, but they will not direct them.

[pfarrell → bcrosby95]

"keeping an escape hatch". I like that. A former colleague said something similar that also stuck with me. Good software architecture allows you to delay decisions.

[damethos → bcrosby95]

I use "always keep an out", which is taken from poker terminology, but I like yours as well.