I've been on both sides of the latter case. I think we should encourage "muddling" to the extent that it actually improves systems. However, usually such engin

I've been on both sides of the latter case. I think we should encourage "muddling" to the extent that it actually improves systems. However, usually such engineers underrate how difficult it is to actually improve said systems while maintaining legacy feature parity. That is, the answer is not to discourage muddling, but to have higher standards for project management.