On: Software design gets worse before it gets better

[jptv]

>> Monotonic-only improvement is the path to getting trapped. Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.

> The evolution disagrees.

It’s not an either/or. Vast modularized localized improvement allows for the ability to prune and select what does and doesn’t work.

https://hbr.org/2020/01/taming-complexity