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Software tends to get slower, more bloated, buggier and bigger as it evolves, unless it is designed from the outset to prevent that.

Drawn from what Guillermo Rauch said

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What Guillermo Rauch actually said

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    Guillermo Rauch 25 Aug 2026

    As software evolves, it tends to get slower, more bloated, buggier, and bigger.

    @rauchg on Xx.com

First recorded here 25 Aug 2026 · How quotes work

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