Poor/questionable [initial] architectural decisions at a codebase level don't mean that the end product doesn't work (WordPress IMO being a very good example of

Poor/questionable [initial] architectural decisions at a codebase level don't mean that the end product doesn't work (WordPress IMO being a very good example of this -- famously crufty codebase but the product definitely does the job). Just means it's not _necessarily_ a great subject for an architectural breakdown.