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Re: Resource constraints as a bound to complexity

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Op Tue, 20 Jun 2017 07:34:16 +0200 schreef Don Y  
<blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>:
> 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?

There are always *some* constraints, some are hard and rational, some are  
soft and impossible to quantify.  If a respected engineer thinks that  
"design A" is ridiculously complex and is not comfortable with it, then  
it's probably not a good idea to go ahead with it.


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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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