Agreed. When I consider the complexity of a piece of software, I always take into account the conceptual weight of all the stack behind it, down to ubiquitous b

Agreed. When I consider the complexity of a piece of software, I always take into account the conceptual weight of all the stack behind it, down to ubiquitous basic constructs like primitive types, conditional operators, etc (but simple binary size can be an easier indicator). Otherwise it's like saying that an application is simpler because its launch command name is shorter.