> But how much of the "stuff" is actually necessary?
That's up to the business (product owners) to decide, isn't it? Not up to developers. Take a look at a video page on youtube, and catalog how much interactivity is happening there — the player, which can switch between videos, which need to stay in sync with the description and the comments section; and both need to stay in sync with the suggested videos list on the right. The user can react to a video; or share it; or write a comment; or respond to another commenter. Both the suggested videos list on the right and the comments section need to load new items as the user scrolls down... Plus, if the video happens to be streamed, there is an interactive chat section on the right; and presumably some way to reward the streamer with donations.
All that even before one turns their attention to the youtube studio screen, where the user can upload and edit their videos.
Product requirements is not something that developers have control over. All they can do is adapt their code, say "yes sir", or "I don't know how to do this".
That's up to the business (product owners) to decide, isn't it? Not up to developers. Take a look at a video page on youtube, and catalog how much interactivity is happening there — the player, which can switch between videos, which need to stay in sync with the description and the comments section; and both need to stay in sync with the suggested videos list on the right. The user can react to a video; or share it; or write a comment; or respond to another commenter. Both the suggested videos list on the right and the comments section need to load new items as the user scrolls down... Plus, if the video happens to be streamed, there is an interactive chat section on the right; and presumably some way to reward the streamer with donations.
All that even before one turns their attention to the youtube studio screen, where the user can upload and edit their videos.
Product requirements is not something that developers have control over. All they can do is adapt their code, say "yes sir", or "I don't know how to do this".