Tags: #learning-how-to-work I've noticed moments where I think "oh, this would have been less of a headache if I had ironed that out sooner, asked questions and clarified sooner. Here's an example: recently, my team was integrating a HTML editor plugin to our core app. I noticed the way the plugin was configured seemed to have gaps in key HTML formatting features. When I asked about this, the team explained that the HTML tags related to the formatting features in questions were deprecated, and therefore we could not provide those formatting features. This seemed wrong to me, but I was busy with other priority items, and I assumed they had more knowledge of HTML than me, so I let it slide. Of course a few weeks later, a stakeholder discovered the missing formatting features, and this issue became an urgent hotfix. Whenever you have the feeling "oh, fuck it we'll just figure it out later", consider that feeling. Listen to that feeling. Assess that feeling. Then think, but is it worth figuring it out now? Sometimes it won't be, if other items you're juggling truly take priority. But sometimes it will. Maintain resolve for those moments when it is worth figuring out now. Related: [Listen to your gut] Created: September 06, 2021 Last Modified: October 21, 2021