The other issue is most engineers want to over-engineer. So anything that encourages that without noting the real costs should probably be tampered down.
> The other issue is most engineers want to over-engineer.
My experience is that everyone wants to engineer to their own standards. When it's in a team setting, people with different standards (and tastes) results into "over-engineered" code base.
My experience is that everyone wants to engineer to their own standards. When it's in a team setting, people with different standards (and tastes) results into "over-engineered" code base.