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7/7/2025 • EN

Case study of over-engineered C++ code

A case study analyzing over-engineered C++ code for file format detection, showing how to simplify object-oriented design and remove unnecessary complexity.

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Krzysztof Kowalczyk

6/2/2023 • EN

Don't be clever

A developer reflects on over-engineering a CRUD controller, learning that clever abstractions can create unmaintainable code.

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Brent

1/14/2020 • EN

Boring by default

Argues for starting web projects with simple, traditional HTML/CSS/JS instead of over-engineering with complex modern frameworks and build tools.

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Michael Scharnagl

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Case study of over-engineered C++ code

Don't be clever

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