Came up with a satisfying definition of a complex system that I should have thought of years ago.
A system is a complex system when fixing 1 bug on average causes 1 new bug to emerge somewhere else in the system.
I call it the whack-a-mole complexity threshold.
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I’m down as long as we maintain a clear distinction between
• complicated systems
• complex systems
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Actually no - first I’ve heard of it
But now i have to investigate 🤓
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