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Simpler Engineering Management
"It depends" is the watchword of great management. But it is a rallying cry with a dark side: overcomplicating solutions, endless customisations, and "that's not how we do things". Here, we discuss simpler things and ideas that work in practice.
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One of the most useful mental models in designing systems (one could say: software architecture) is the distinction between inherent complexity — sometimes called “essential complexity” — and accidental complexity.