A Brewer's Guide to Filtering out Complexity and Churn

Explore the parallels between mechanical coffee machines and software development in this insightful conference talk from RubyConf Mini 2022. Delve into the challenges of managing complexity and churn in software projects, using the analogy of a coffee machine to illustrate key concepts. Learn how to balance customer demands for new features with the need for maintainable, extensible code. Discover strategies for avoiding the pitfalls of over-complicating systems and instead creating flexible architectures that can accommodate future requirements. Gain valuable insights on when to pause development to refactor and improve extensibility, preventing your project from grinding to a halt under the weight of its own complexity.