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Nathan Kallman

Following Jesus; Husband; Father; Tinkerer

Oct 19, 2020

Σ(Reasonable Requirements) != Reasonable System

Beware! The sum of a few reasonable requirements does not result in a reasonable system; or as I like to call it, reason number five everyone (including me) is bad at system design. Don't believe me? Just watch: Note this example comes from a real sy...

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Nathan Kallman

Following Jesus; Husband; Father; Tinkerer

Aug 4, 2021

Oh and if you were wondering why this is reason #5 everyone (including me) is bad at system design, here's the first four:

People rarely have experience designing systems
It's hard to predict the future
It's hard to observe the past
People struggle to see another's perspective

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