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Systems

Gall's Law

Evolutionary Design.

The article

If

We believe we can "architect" a complex system from scratch. We can't. Complex systems are too chaotic to be designed top-down.

Then

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. Start with a working "Hello World" and evolve.

Unless

The MVP (Minimum Viable Product)

Source

John Gall, Systemantics: How Systems Really Work and How They Fail (1975).

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