Ask HN: Can't You Just "
Anyone else get annoyed at this question sometimes when trying to find a solution to some problem? It's borderline insulting sometimes, as the word "just" implies that I overlooked the simple, obvious way to do something. Sometimes it comes from someone who is lacking the nuances of some problem, and hasn't looked into it beyond the surface level, which makes it all the more aggravating. I take very little personally at work, but this one gets on my nerves to no end.
Yeah, I would have done that if it were feasible/maintainable/wouldn't leave a can of worms for someone else to decipher. It's not like I actually LIKE to create more work for myself. I'm not doing it X way because it's not the correct way, or it will cause more problems in the future.