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Seriously, this is a rather typical old-economy response to a well understood concept at this point: Simple works. Coming from the inside of the enterprise we

• davidw 17y ago
  "Simple works". Which is why they created everything with Forth on Rails. Oh wait... it's Tcl on Rails. No... Ruby? Ruby is not simple. It's actually a nice mix of elegance, simplicity and, where called for, fancy ways of handling complexity. And they host everything on DOS. Because it's simple! No? I think this stuff goes both ways... you can't just wave "simple!" around. If you really wanted simple, you'd use a pencil and paper.
  • rimantas 17y ago
    Uhm… How about trying to see the difference the product and implementation details? Cars are simple you know: turn a key, step on the gas and you ar going. Does anyone claim that those dozens of CPU hidden under bonnet and AT gearbox is simple?
    • davidw 17y ago
      Some stuff is simple, some isn't. Trying to make it simpler is a good goal in many cases, except for when it isn't. What I disagree with is "business by platitude".
• whatusername 17y ago
  Did you read his conclusion? The book is rescued by a thread of ideas that focus on one theme - that less ambitious, more straightforward products can often beat 'better' products. And, this time, they give good examples - of the recent uptake of simple fixed-gear bikes, and the popularity of the flip phone