[progrus]

Not in the sense that any person has ever used the word “blueprint”, no.

[fuzzfactor]

I don't know, I think a lot of final products don't come out that close to the blueprint to begin with, or don't stay that way for long once put to use.

It's how things are expected to be constructed, but expectations are not always realized.

[progrus]

This is totally different from any design stage that is iterative or modular in that way though.

It’s more like that laminar flow demo where you mix the paints in a circle and then unmix them the other way - the patterns are there but the way they emerge cannot be understood due to chaos and complexity.

[fuzzfactor]

That is a good way to say it, like the foundation is set by genetics but chaos sets in real soon and lasts forever.