Id-disinn tas-sistema huwa fundamentalment dwar trade-offs — ma tistax tottimizza kollox fl-istess ħin, għalhekk id-disinn tajjeb jinvolvi l-fehim tal-trade-offs u tagħmel ta' għażliet deliberati bbażati fuq ir-rekwiżiti u l-priorità speċifiċi. Ir-raġunament tajjeb dwar trade-offs huwa l-essenza tad-disinn tas-sistema.
M'hemm l-ebda disinn perfett
Every design decision involves TRADE-OFFS → improving one thing often costs another:
→ you CAN'T maximize consistency, availability, performance, cost, simplicity all at once
→ "it depends" → the right choice depends on the specific REQUIREMENTS and priorities
→ system design = making informed trade-offs, NOT finding a universal "best" design.
