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Sensible Defaults: do these practices, or do better, and be prepared to explain why you've chosen some other way. martinfowler.com/bliki/Sensib...

martinfowler.combliki: Sensible DefaultA practice we expect a team to do, unless there's a better one for their particular context

29/9/26, 1:50 pm3 reposts23 likes

Ben Martin

@captaindomestic.bsky.social

I like to use the "reference implementation" pattern. "Implement this however you think is best, but a dumb simple approach X should take 2 days." Great way to limit wasteful spinning among junior engineers.