Category Archives: Antifragility

The real story of the monk that never sold a Ferrari

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Hayim Makabee

Dear reader. As far as I know, this is a real story, based on this article that was published yesterday: “Chinese math prodigy who turned down MIT to become monk now works 10-hour days livestreaming to support family” A previous … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus, Black Swans and Worst-Case Scenarios

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Hayim Makabee

The concept of Black Swans was popularized by the author Nassim Taleb. According to his definition: “What we call here a Black Swan (and capitalize it) is an event with the following three attributes. First, it is an outlier, as … Continue reading →

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Antifragile Software Design

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

The International Association of Software Architects (IASA) in Israel organized a special event about Adaptive Software Systems. I was glad to be invited to give a talk about “Antifragile Software Design”. Title: Antifragile Software Design Abstract: The concept of Antifragility was … Continue reading →

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Antifragility and Component-Based Software Development

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

In his book “Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder”, Nassim Taleb introduces the concept of Antifragility, which is the opposite of Fragility. Antifragile things are able to benefit from volatility. In a previous post, I explained how in the field of … Continue reading →

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Antifragile Software Design: Abstraction and the Barbell Strategy

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

In his book “Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder”, Nassim Taleb introduces the concept of Antifragility, which is the opposite of Fragility. The main question is how things react to volatility (such as randomness, errors, uncertainty, stressors and time). According … Continue reading →

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