The Soviet-era T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT) continues to prove its worth in the Ukraine War, showcasing its resilience and adaptability in ways that newer tanks, like the T-14 Armata or the American Abrams, struggle to match.
People really tend to lack appreciation for the value of simplicity in design. I find a similar thing happens in software development as well. You see people build these incredibly complex systems chasing industry best practices. Meanwhile, the most robust projects tend to be the ones that are just focus on solving the actual problem and being as minimalist as possible. The most moving pieces you have a in system the harder it becomes to reason about, and the more things can go wrong as a result.
People really tend to lack appreciation for the value of simplicity in design. I find a similar thing happens in software development as well. You see people build these incredibly complex systems chasing industry best practices. Meanwhile, the most robust projects tend to be the ones that are just focus on solving the actual problem and being as minimalist as possible. The most moving pieces you have a in system the harder it becomes to reason about, and the more things can go wrong as a result.