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by l5ymep 1460 days ago
Complexity doesn't necessarily slow down feature development. In my experience it reduces the project longevity. At some point it will be too big and complex to rewrite all the while more glaring problems emerge and cannot be dealt with.
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If I had a nickel for every time I was hired to rebuild an app from the ground up because it became too complex for anyone to work on, I'd be able to keep up with inflation.