https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Software Engineering Articles feed https://www.infoq.com/articles/holistic-engineering-organic-problem-solving-complex-systems/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Software+Engineering-articles <img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/holistic-engineering-organic-problem-solving-complex-systems/en/headerimage/holistic-engineering-organic-problem-solving-complex-systems-header-1762857128649.jpg"/><p>Late projects. Architectures that drift from their original design. Code that mysteriously evolves into something nobody planned. These persistent problems in software development often stem not from technical failures, but from forces we pretend don't exist—reward systems that incentivize the wrong behaviors, organizational structures that ignore domain boundaries, and human dynamics.</p> <i>By Vanessa Formicola</i> QCon London 2025 QCon Software Development Conference Onboarding New People Platform Engineering Software Engineering Architecture Development Architecture & Design article Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/articles/holistic-engineering-organic-problem-solving-complex-systems/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Software+Engineering-articles Vanessa Formicola 2025-11-17T11:00:00Z /articles/holistic-engineering-organic-problem-solving-complex-systems/en