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Articles and reflections marked with the Software tag.

A Few Thoughts on Technical Debt

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A Few Thoughts on Technical Debt

Technical debt is often framed as failure or negligence. These thoughts consider it instead as a consequence of trade-offs, context, and time-neither virtuous nor blameworthy.
Notes on Simplicity and Constraint

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Notes on Simplicity and Constraint

Complexity is often mistaken for capability. These notes consider how constraint and deliberate simplicity create software that is easier to understand, adapt, and sustain over time.
On Software That Lasts

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On Software That Lasts

Most software is designed to be shipped; little is designed to endure. These notes consider durability as a design goal, and why software that lasts is shaped more by restraint than by speed.