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Overengineering

Overengineering, or over-engineering, is the act of designing a product or providing a solution to a problem that is complicated in a way that provides no value or could have been designed to be simpler. As a design philosophy, it is a violation of the practice of value engineering and the minimalist ethos of "less is more" or "worse is better", as well…

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Overengineering

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Overengineering → April, Code Simplicity, EDN, How, January, Joshua Kerievsky, March, Max Kanat-Alexander, O'Reilly Media, Paul Rako, Software Development, Software Development Book, Stop Over-Engineering, The Science
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a city car with top speed of 300 km/hinstance ofwith performance far in excess of expected normal operation0.80text
or a home video recorder with a lifespan of 100 yearsinstance ofwith performance far in excess of expected normal operation0.80text
the T-34instance ofin comparison to their Soviet rivals0.80text
Overengineeringrelated to CharacteristicsIt0.60section
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Overengineeringrelated to External linksCode Simplicity0.60section
Overengineeringrelated to External linksThe Science0.60section
Overengineeringrelated to External linksSoftware Development Book0.60section
Overengineeringrelated to External linksO'Reilly Media0.60section
Overengineeringrelated to External linksMax Kanat-Alexander0.60section
Overengineeringrelated to External linksMarch0.60section
Overengineeringrelated to External linksStop Over-Engineering0.60section

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