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Chad Fowler
chadfowler.com
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Most software architecture assumes the implementation is the system.
That’s why rewrites fail.
The implementation contains years of accumulated memory: edge cases, operational lessons, regulatory constraints, production discoveries, failed experiments, and hard-won invariants.
2026-06-02T08:53:11.861Z