What can routers at Centre Pompidou teach us about software evolution?
The later addition to the building is a perfect metaphor for the typical problems of software development. The building uses a colour scheme to indicate its different basic structures, but the routers, being a recent addition, do not fit the scheme. Can we come up with a way of building buildings and software that makes such large-scale adaptations possible? What would a Centre Pompidou plan look like if it was supposed to accommodate the late addition of new basic networks?
Source: tomasp.net
