#Complexity
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A Note on Essential Complexity
The post argues that software engineers should think beyond accidental versus essential complexity. By questioning requirements and shaping users and organizations, they can sometimes reduce complexity by changing the problem itself.
Five Systemic Perspectives as Analytical Lenses
Mechanistic, interrelationships, organismic, purposeful, and societal — five complementary lenses that stretch a leader's imagination for any challenge.
Critical Systems Thinking by Michael C. Jackson
Critical systems thinking integrates competing strands into a coherent framework that enhances — not replaces — a leader's existing experience, filling gaps traditional MBA toolkits miss.
Rails, You Have Turned into Java. Congratulations!
The post argues that Rails has grown heavier and harder to understand as more frameworks, hosting tools, and customizations get layered on top of it, making upgrades, debugging, and integration increasingly opaque.