Resource constraints as a bound to complexity

From	Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.arch.embedded
Subject	Resource constraints as a bound to complexity
Date	2017-06-19 22:34 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<oiabu0$dqi$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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Most of my designs have been ultimately constrained by the
resources available *in* the design (which, in turn, is usually
dictated by price, power and/or size constraints).

I've been discussing this with colleagues who have invariably
had similar experiences.  None of us could "upgrade" a product
after release.  You might change the feature set or fix bugs
but the complexity of the product is effectively limited by the
design that is first "sold".

This differs from things like the desktop market or even high-end
commerce/industry (e.g., where you could install a larger disk,
faster processor, additional peripherals, etc).

A pleasant consequence of this constraint is that the product/system
is constrained in complexity, as well.  You don't start out with a
microwave oven and end up evolving (creeping featurism) to become
a space shuttle!

How have folks working with more "unconstrained"/open-ended designs
addressed this problem?

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Resource constraints as a bound to complexity Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-06-19 22:34 -0700
  Re: Resource constraints as a bound to complexity Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2017-06-20 16:04 +0800
    Re: Resource constraints as a bound to complexity Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-06-20 18:07 -0700
  Re: Resource constraints as a bound to complexity "Boudewijn Dijkstra" <sp4mtr4p.boudewijn@indes.com> - 2017-06-22 11:17 +0200
    Re: Resource constraints as a bound to complexity Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-06-22 10:17 -0700
      Re: Resource constraints as a bound to complexity "Boudewijn Dijkstra" <sp4mtr4p.boudewijn@indes.com> - 2017-07-05 17:08 +0200
        Re: Resource constraints as a bound to complexity Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-07-05 10:25 -0700

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