This message was deleted.

good points, though of course the developer is a customer of an idp. picking the right solution for the context is important. 🙂 i mostly agree with the "emergent" part of this, and you touch on my larger thought in your next message 👍

the developer may be the customer but its important to ask the question “is it a better horse or is it a car” 😉

or do they want a car at all? e.g "the customer doesn't want a better lawn mower, they want grass seed that stops growing at height X" -- i get it, but worth devil's advocating all the things. you've already said the business-facing and developer-facing version of this can be useful in certain contexts, the important thing is prioritizing appropriately and not over-investing in the wrong area. i think we are in agreement 🙂