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Discussion on: How much pragmatism is too much?

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Andrei Dascalu

How do you define pragmatism in this context? To me it's always on the line of: we will not pursue the ideal solution because the cost of doing so against the immediate needs risks upending the relationship with customers.

It's often about quick and dirty to get ahead but if you're ever considering whether pragmatism is driving the product into the ground then you're not talking pragmatism. You're talking failure in engineering leadership to get buy-in for reasonable solutions.