Software Architecture

When we design a building, we usually design it base on plane walls and right angles. Why is that? Sometimes we design a round form, however that becomes way more complex to build. Still, we try to stick with simple forms like circle arcs. The Sydney Opera House was architected with unusual round forms at the roof. That project "was completed ten years late and 1,357% over budget " ( source ). The project really gained speed when they reduced the complexity of sail-like round forms to reusable (smaller) building blocks. In software you have the same problem. If you don't find reusable building blocks - as reusable code or reusable patterns - the complexity of the project grows exponentially, and you find yourself over budget (time and cost).  In software, you rarely need something as sophisticated as Sydney Opera House. Therefore, try to reduce complexity as much as possible if you want to finish your project in realistic time. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication ...