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In my experience, when people look for a way to include something in the project it almost always results in more complexity.

A question like "how do I put it all together" signals focus on tools rather than focus on the product. When developers learn new things they frequently look for opportunity to use them. This preoccupation with the tool they just learned usually happens at the cost of the product. They are looking for a way to add things to the project rather than look for ways to remove unnecessary things.

The right state of mind for architect/designer is to seek learning/understanding paradigms, tools, technologies, etc. to have a library of solutions for when they are needed and be able to recognise when it is the right time to do it, not to try to find a way to use something they just learned.



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