Logic Over Emotion

The Anti-Pattern: "It Feels Right"

In software engineering, gut feelings are often a mask for unexamined bias or lack of rigor. I have seen too many architectures fail because they were built on hype ("resume-driven development") or personal preference rather than objective requirements.

I challenge my teams to show their work. Why this database? Why this framework? What are the trade-offs? If we can't articulate the why with logic and data, we aren't ready to build it.