Be careful with workarounds. Too many times have I seen "oh we'll just add this thing and we'll work around it later" only in a few months time hear "well, we have this thing we can use now". It's not really a bad thing, but it's important to be honest with yourself and your team, and thoughtful about your architecture.

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