Chris Simon at DDD Europe 2025

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Characterizes confusion using Peter Now's concept as the absence of a theory of a system or an incomplete or inaccurate theory that breaks reasoning about software; claims defending technical excellence requires actively building and maintaining a working theory of the program; recommends reducing confusion by helping teams form that mental model and by making the system’s concepts explicit so reasoning improves and decision-making becomes reliable rather than ad hoc.

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