When modernization lacks discipline, evolution becomes duplication and complexity takes over.
The strangler pattern is meant to be controlled evolution.
Replace capabilities one domain at a time. Reduce dependency on the legacy core with each step. Move deliberately toward a more flexible architecture.
But without discipline, it drifts.
New services are added, but old ones aren’t fully retired. Responsibilities overlap. Multiple paths exist for the same function.
Over time, complexity increases instead of decreasing.
What started as a transition becomes another layer.
Modernization doesn’t fail because of the pattern.
It fails when the pattern isn’t completed.
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