The document discusses the concept of discarding outdated code, emphasizing the importance of adapting to change and avoiding the sunk cost fallacy. It cites various examples and resources related to software development and management. The author encourages a mindset of prioritizing current needs over past investments.

1. Why it's okay to
throw code away

2. Rob Scott
EventBooking.co
m
CTO
rob@eventbooking.com
@spamagnet

3. Requirements
Blueprint
Construction

16. 1960
μ$
8,000,000
2015 1

17. 1960
$/month
2,430,000,000
2015 16

18. 1956 10,000,000,000
2018 40
μ$
$400

22. Nanobot design used with permission

26. MVCC
(Minimum Viable Cloud
City)

32. Kowloon Walled City
1989

34. Sunk cost fallacy

36. Wisdom
Humans
Change

45. Domain-driven
Simple
Loosely-
coupled

48. rob@eventbooking.com
@spamagnet
Thank you!

49. other resources
● Greg Young: The Art of Destroying
Software
https://vimeo.com/108441214
● SchlockMercenary.com