Let me tell you about something I've been thinking about for a while. Accessibility Isn't Optional isn't just a technical concern — it's a mindset shift that changes how you approach every project.

The Problem

Most teams over-engineer their solutions from day one. They build for scale they don't have, optimize for problems they haven't encountered, and add abstractions for flexibility they'll never need.

The result? Complexity that slows everyone down without delivering proportional value.

A Better Approach

Start with the simplest thing that works. Three similar lines of code is better than a premature abstraction.
Let requirements drive architecture. Don't design for hypothetical future needs.
Refactor when the pattern is clear, not when you guess it might be useful someday.

I've seen this play out dozens of times. The team that ships a "boring" monolith in two weeks consistently outperforms the team that spends six months architecting the "right" microservices.

The Takeaway

Complexity is not a badge of honor. The best engineers I know are relentless about removing complexity, not adding it. Every abstraction has a cost — make sure it's paying for itself.

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand. — Martin Fowler