> The complexity of software is an essential property, not an accidental one. Hence, descriptions of a software entity that abstract away its complexity often a

> The complexity of software is an essential property, not an accidental one. Hence, descriptions of a software entity that abstract away its complexity often abstracts away its essence. - Fred Brooks, No Silver Bullet, 1986 > Complexity is the business we are in, and complexity is what limits us. - Fred Brooks, No Silver Bullet Refired, 1995