> Professional software developers are performing a service for others. That’s the difference between a professional and a hobbyist or an artist.
This is exactly what we're dealing with on top of shipping new features. An architectural decision that got changed 6 months later so the code had to be thrown out and re-written.
Don't blame the engineers, blame the architects. If you have any.
I make incorrect decisions all the time. I will continue to make them. Because I do not shy from making decisions and neither should anyone else.
But are we talking about a one-time migration script or a fad mobile app? Then who cares, the service will be delivered regardless of the quality of the code.