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Comment by edg5000

20 hours ago

I generally use: - Overbuilt: Designed to handle more of the same. Too strong. - Overengineered: Complexity not justified by the requirements.

Sometimes overbuilding (e.g. using really thick wood on a treehouse) means you can lower complexity (less bracing needed) at the cost of being more wasteful with material. That is often a great tradeoff.

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