> this team, this business

These get overlooked so often. The way you build software if you’re at the helm vs the way you need to build it when dealing with a more/less capable team and business, especially if someone else will be doing the deployment and will need lots of consultations, is way different.

This is my favorite part of software engineering. It's not just a set of rules you can apply to get the right answer. You need to use your judgement to make a context-appropriate decision.