Gall's Law
What is it?
Gallâs Law states that a complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.
Gallâs Law says that if you want something complicated to work well, you should first build a simple version that works. Then, improve and expand it step by step. If you try to create the full complicated version from the start, it will almost always fail.
Simple Examples
Building a house đ You donât start with a mansion. You first build a small structure (like a single room or cabin). Once you know it stands strong, you can add more rooms, floors, and decorations. If you tried to build a massive mansion in one go without testing, it might collapse.
Apps or software đą Successful apps usually start with a small minimum viable product (MVP). For example, Facebook started as a simple site just for Harvard students. Only after it worked well did it grow into todayâs massive platform.
Airplanes âď¸ The Wright brothers didnât build a jumbo jet right away. They built a simple glider first, learned from it, then made powered planes, and eventually aviation evolved into modern airliners.
đ The idea: Start small, make sure it works, then grow.
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