# The narrow path between best practices and over-engineering

DevFeed: [The narrow path between best practices and over-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-narrow-path-between-best-practices-and-over-engineering-21207.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://juri.dev/blog/2013/11/narrow-path-best-practices-overengineering/>)

Published: 2013-11-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Juri Strumpflohner](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/juri-strumpflohner.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Test-driven development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tdd.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Refactoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/refactoring.md>), [User Interfaces](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-interfaces.md>)

Tags: [architecture-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture-design.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [design-patterns](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design-patterns.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [refactoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/refactoring.md>), [tdd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tdd.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [user-interfaces](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-interfaces.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that software best practices, automated testing, TDD, architecture, design patterns, and reuse are valuable only when understood and applied in context. Treating them as universal solutions can lead to over-engineering, technical deadlocks, higher costs, and unnecessarily complex applications. The author emphasizes serving customer needs and favoring simple, intuitive user interfaces where appropriate.

## Source excerpt

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