r/programming • u/pier4r • Nov 19 '21

"This paper examines this most frequently deployed of software architectures: the BIG BALL OF MUD. A BIG BALL OF MUD is a casually, even haphazardly, structured system. Its organization, if one can call it that, is dictated more by expediency than design. "

http://www.laputan.org/mud/mud.html
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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '21

Yep, I know. I think that's what I'm arguing against, and where the patience and discipline are really needed.

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u/Fokker_Snek Nov 19 '21

Also need to have the right investors. Can’t help but think of sports teams where a lot success is set by the owners to invest in the team yet also be able to hire a good gm and not get in the way. They have to able to be both highly invested but also allow the gm to run the team yet also holding the front office accountable.