The natural size of a container is proportionate to its design lifespan. But only if its design is locally optimal in terms of op-tempo.
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Most org designers overbuild: the org is larger than its planned lifespan. The excess size ends up shortening the lifespan in crashy ways.
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Kind of like software that tries to load the entire database into RAM? Or like rewriting software from scratch before user testing?
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Yes, in-memory systems is a good analogy. Don't get the rewrite analogy.
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For when people over-engineer early on, trying to fashion a Maximally Viable Product instead of a minimal one.
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