Principlev1PR-1408
Select tools based on how well they integrate…
Select tools based on how well they integrate with your existing stack rather than evaluating each tool in isolation, because integration quality determines system-level effectiveness more than individual tool quality.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from hierarchical systems being more robust (Hierarchical Chunking Expands Capacity), simple systems that work evolving to complex systems that work (Complex systems that work evolved from simple systems…), system behavior arising from structure (The behavior of a system arises from its structure…), and production problems being mostly system problems (A production system produces results; roughly 94%…). The principle prescribes evaluating integration over isolation, following from systems thinking axioms about emergent properties.