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>Still, it depends on the specifics.

I agree, the devil is in the details, but intentionally writing hastily thought out software is rarely a good option. Even for a POC or MVP, code is expected to be churned out fast, only to be heavily refactored or rewritten once proven successful, but that never seems to get budgeted and people end up building on top of that.

I always go back to the KISS, DRY and YAGNI principles. They not only save overall development time, even in the short term, but they typically lead to maintainable, scalable, and expandable software.



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