Re: [xml-dev] How to be nimble, agile in the face of changing technologies?

On Feb 1, 2012, at 9:45 PM, John Cowan wrote:

> it is always simplest
> to hard-code all assumptions, but it *will* force redesign further
> down the line, and the more assumptions, the more redesign.

And what's wrong with redesign? After all, we are dealing with software, which, by its very nature, is infinitely malleable.