Just Enough Automation

Every developer faces the same question dozens of times: “Should I automate this task?” The answer is rarely obvious. Automate too little, and you’re drowning in repetitive work. Automate too much, and you’re building elaborate systems for problems that don’t exist. In projects I’ve worked on, I’ve inevitably had to weigh this decision, and the answer invariably is “Maybe?”. But “maybe” isn’t…