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The author of that piece quotes EWD, but not in full, which is odd -- were he to have done so, it would have strengthened his thesis, viz.: "Simplicity is a gr
by gjvc 8y ago
The author of that piece quotes EWD, but not in full, which is odd -- were he to have done so, it would have strengthened his thesis, viz.:
"Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better."
-- Edsger W. Dijkstra
- lixtra 8y agoThe strive for simplicity is very old in the hard sciences. It’s already displayed in Euclid’s elements. Every generation rediscovers a virtue of the previous ones.
- meesterdude 8y agoLove this quote! Although equally it rings a little too true in tech.
- edflsafoiewq 8y ago"Almost anything in software can be implemented, sold, and even used given enough determination. There is nothing a mere scientist can say that will stand against the flood of a hundred million dollars. But there is one quality that cannot be purchased in this way - and that is reliability. The price of reliability is the pursuit of the utmost simplicity. It is a price which the very rich find most hard to pay." -– C.A.R. Hoare