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A critique of overengineering in software development, arguing that senior developers and CTOs often build overly complex architectures for problems they don't yet have. Uses humor to illustrate the 'architect's ego' trap, then provides a quick overview of seven architecture patterns (layered, microservices, event-driven, micro kernel, serverless, space-based, hexagonal) with guidance on when to use or avoid each. The core message: simplicity enables scale, not the other way around.

Why Senior Devs Keep Shipping Slow (And How to Stop)

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The “architect’s ego” framing is accurate, but I’d add: it’s rarely pure ego — it’s often CV-driven development or fear of being blamed later for not anticipating scale. Hexagonal/ports-and-adapters gets recommended a lot as the “safe” middle ground, but even that has a real cost in indirection for a CRUD app with three endpoints. The actual skill isn’t knowing all seven patterns, it’s having the judgment (and confidence) to ship the boring layered monolith and defend that decision in a design review.

I would start with the boring layered version and split it only when a real constraint appears