> [!quote] > [[Simplicity]] isn't an emergent property. > [[Performance]] isn't an emergent property. > Elegant architecture isn't an emergent property. > > Good engineering culture isn't an emergent property. > Respect and openness aren't emergent properties. You may be lucky, and may coincidentally achieve them without planning for them. Don't be so arrogant. *A fool and his money is easily parted* - they say. Once you're faced with hard decisions, once you are forced to make a tradeoff, you'll be tempted. Additional feature for simplicity. Incurring tech debt to roll a feature out. Accidental qualities are rarely appreciated, and they'll be bartered away at the first temptation.