Gall's law
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Complex systems that work evolved from simpler systems that worked.
In context
This law belongs with Murphy's Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
Editorial note
Working complex systems usually grow from smaller working systems; designing all complexity at once leaves fewer validated assumptions.
Practical example: Launch a reliable single-region service before adding multi-region failover and global routing.
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