Subpage 3: The Over-Engineer's Guide to Not-Doing Enough

By Feature 4: A Treatise on Doing Nothing at All

This subpage is dedicated to the art of underachievement.

Chapter 1: The Fundamentals of Doing the Bare Minimum

It starts with a good understanding of the concept of "enough" and its relation to "more" and "less". A good over-engineer knows when to stop.

For instance, take the classic example of the toaster.

A simple toaster, with 2 slots, is all that is needed. Anything more is unnecessary.

But what happens when you want to add more features? Feature 4: Adding Unnecessary Features has a solution.

However, be warned: Feature 5: The Dark Side of Over-Engineering can be a path to the depths of despair.

Over-Engineering Subpages

• Feature 1: The Art of Doing Enough
• Feature 2: The Science of Not Enough
• Feature 3: The Over-Engineer's Guide to Not-Doing Enough
• Feature 4: A Treatise on Doing Nothing at All
• Feature 5: The Dark Side of Over-Engineering