Chapter 6. Order for Free
Brace yourself. This is the “science chapter.” Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) is a deep topic, and you'll need to understand at least some of the science in order to see how it applies to software development. Don't worry, though. I think it's possible to distill CAS to three concepts that describe how a CAS comes to be, and how it works once it exists. A CAS
Organizes itself
To the edge of chaos
Where co-evolution happens
The result is a dynamic, ordered reality that is most practically adaptable to its constantly changing environment. A CAS functions as if it were under some sort of external control, but it isn't.
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