Deleting a Feature Is the Hardest Call in Engineering

The Asymmetry Nobody Warns You About Shipping a feature feels like progress. It has a launch date, a changelog entry, maybe a blog post. Deleting one feels like failure, even when it&rsquo;s the right call. This asymmetry isn&rsquo;t just psychological. It&rsquo;s structural, and it shapes the decisions teams make in ways they rarely articulate. When you add a feature, the downside is diffuse. If…