[Kilenaitor]

I enjoyed this post since this is exactly my approach to improvements: imagine the magic want solution, find the deltas between it and current state, code the deltas.

At work I often get tapped to work with folks who struggle with "Better Engineering" ideas (codebase improvements with an eye towards increased productivity). Usually it's just people being unable to come up with any improvements.

I always prompt them: 1. "Is this the best codebase you've ever worked in?" and 2. "If you were to rewrite this from scratch, would it look exactly like this?".

It's amusing how often those two questions trigger a light bulb moment. I of course follow up to ensure their ideas are actually good and grounded (no "let's convert the monolith to microservices") but it does wonders for inspiration.