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I agree. There seems to be two interpretations of "simple" - simple in being concise like that of a beautiful mathematical equation, or simple in being easy to
by lestertj 9y ago
I agree. There seems to be two interpretations of "simple" - simple in being concise like that of a beautiful mathematical equation, or simple in being easy to follow and understand. I assume the latter is preferable when factoring in having other pairs of eyes reading/maintaining your code, especially since the latter does not always imply less efficient code
- etherealG 9y agoActually, I think the interpretation of simplicity as ease is an awful thing in the context of programming and should be actively discouraged. Rich Hickey’s talk “simple made easy” is the best explanation I’ve ever seen of this.