System Design

Every component in an architecture is code to maintain, a bill, and a way to fail. This skill picks the simplest structure that meets a requirement the project has now, prefers what the user already runs over anything new, and records why. Complexity must be paid for by a current, named requirement; "we might need it" pays for nothing.

The Prime Directive

NO STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY WITHOUT A CURRENT, NAMED REQUIREMENT

No exceptions. No workarounds. No shortcuts.

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