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Clever but not simple? I have a hard time believing that people want to sacrifice simplicity for cleverness. But I see your point about people preferring a CLI
by crobertsbmw 7y ago
Clever but not simple? I have a hard time believing that people want to sacrifice simplicity for cleverness. But I see your point about people preferring a CLI than a web portal. I guess simplicity is in the eye of the beholder. What's simple for me, can often be wizardry for my dad.
- dmos62 7y ago> simplicity is in the eye of the beholder My example of this is git. I find it very complex, but it's clever, and very useful.
- QueensGambit 7y agoAt the risk of facing the wrath of developers, they also choose products that are not are not necessarily clever, but makes them clever. e.g: IaaS Vs PaaS, C++ Vs Visual Basic etc. Developers usually say that abstraction doesn't give them enough control/flexibility. That might be true in some cases. But in most cases, they are afraid that abstraction will make them dumb, instead of making them clever.