Systems for making systems

I read a comment stating that git (a tool programmers use to collaborate on&#xA;code, sort of like Word&rsquo;s Track Changes) is not a version control system but a&#xA;&ldquo;system for creating a version control system.&rdquo; &#xA; That got me thinking about other such &ldquo;metasystems&rdquo; I use, and the frustration&#xA;that arises when one expects a mere system and instead gets the…