Version Archaeology

The decisions that survive redesigns are the load-bearing walls.

How to use

• /version-archaeology Apply evolutionary analysis to a product's design history.

Constraints

Analysis Method

• MUST compare at least 3 versions of the same product over time
• MUST document for each version: what changed, what stayed, what was tried and reverted
• MUST identify the persistent decisions (things that survived multiple redesigns)
• SHOULD note the ratio of cosmetic changes to structural changes