1. Good Enough Code vs Over-Engineering
Great code is often the enemy of good enough code. Developers must avoid over-engineering and premature optimization, ensuring they do not solve problems that do not exist.
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How To Deliver Faster & Better As A Developer
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2. Delivering Requirements
Focus on delivering solutions that match requirements on time and on budget while keeping technical debt to a minimum.
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Most companies don't need great code or perfect code. They need good enough code. Funny enough, great code, it's usually the enemy of good code. Now, this is not an invitation or an excuse for you to push dirty code to production or to take shortcuts or hack your way. That will only generate technical depth. What it means is that you should stay away from the two enemies of good enough code. That is over engineering and premature optimization.
Simply put, don't solve problems that don't exist. Focus on delivering something that matches the requirements, that is on time and on budget. And keep technical depth to a minimum. That's a senior developer.