From Chesterton’s fence to Chesterton’s gap

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This piece introduces the idea of “Chesterton’s gap” as a caution against adding software that nobody asked for. It contrasts thoughtful engineering changes with unnecessary open source pull requests that expand projects without a clear need. The argument centers on restraint, context, and asking before building. It also frames code maintenance and project ownership as reasons to avoid blindly accepting extra features, even when they are technically sound.

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