under engineering
also referred to as: under-engineering
1 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 28, 2025 by Dharmesh Shah · across every show →
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Mar 28, 2025 bullish
Shah: AI codebase refactoring will make under-engineering even more optimal
“Because we're gonna, not that long from now, we're gonna have, you know, large code bases be able to exist you know, as context for a code generation or a code refactoring model. So, I think it's going to make it make the case for under engineering even strong…”
Mar 28, 2025 positive
Shah: Under-engineering is preferable because tech debt interest is quantifiable
“I would rather under-engineer something than over-engineer it if I were gonna err on the side of something. And here's the reason is that when you under-engineer it yes, you take on tech debt but the interest rate is relatively known and payoff is very, very p…”