Wonder if this implies you know what you are going to be doing in the future. As said by Sandi Metz, the true value good design is to reduce the risks of future

Wonder if this implies you know what you are going to be doing in the future. As said by Sandi Metz, the true value good design is to reduce the risks of future change. I think it is a valid endeavor to study what reduces risk and what increases risk. This doesn't have to be about "design patterns".