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The evolution is opportunistic, it doesn't favour elegant design. Just look at the human body with all its staggering complexity. Software, if written and adju
by rumcajz 10y ago
The evolution is opportunistic, it doesn't favour elegant design. Just look at the human body with all its staggering complexity.
Software, if written and adjusted incrementally, tends to evolve in similar way.
Now, what Mr. McIlroy asks is how can personal taste (i.e. ability of a single person to create small and simple designs) correct that big evolutionary trend.
- DonaldFisk 10y agoSoftware, if written and adjusted incrementally without refactoring, tends to evolve in similar way.
- rumcajz 10y agoOTOH: http://classicprogrammerpaintings.com/post/143537166294/resolving-technical-debt-accumulated-technical http://classicprogrammerpaintings.com/post/143537166294/reso...