A Complex System That Works Is Invariably Found To Have Evolved From A Simple System That Works.

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A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a
simple system that works....A complex system designed from scratch never
works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over,
beginning with a working simple system.
-- GRADY BOOCH--OBJECT ORIENTED DESIGN

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