How a program ages: Part 2, maturity and decline
[Continued from yesterday's Part 1.]
Yesterday we explored the first three phases: Conceptualization, Enactment, and Chaos. Now the program starts maturing.
You’re more successful if you’re Mature
4. Codification. After a program has been running for a while — measured by time, number of properties, or range of circumstances — the rule-writers take over. This [...]
