mediumConceptDesign
When you build a golden-path template for scaffolding new services, you're pushing every team toward one way of doing things. What do you gain from that, and what do you have to give up?
A golden path buys consistency, faster onboarding, and cheaper platform support at the cost of teams whose problem genuinely doesn't fit the template; the design answer is an escape hatch that costs something small, not a wall.
4 minmid, senior, staff