Large-Scale-Structure

This week we’ll discuss the second last chapter of the book, Chapter 16: Large-Scale Structure. This chapter was more about holding a sprawling system together when the model grows big than anything else. And it does get big — even when you’ve done everything “right.” I liked the satellite communication simulator example that opens the chapter. The team had a solid model, modular design, and good abstractions but it still started falling apart at scale. That resonated. Sometimes things drift not because they’re badly built, but because they’re not built with a larger shape in mind. ...