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The title is catchy and it's not exactly wrong. There's an element of truth to it. And yet, 99% of the times I hear it, it's as an excuse for crap, not some f
by ken 6y ago
The title is catchy and it's not exactly wrong. There's an element of truth to it. And yet, 99% of the times I hear it, it's as an excuse for crap, not some fundamental truth.
Dirt has to live somewhere, too. That's a good motto for a garbage company, but if you hear a chef saying it in the kitchen while preparing your meal, you might be worried.
- akersten 6y agoYep. Most of the "complexity" that is justified by mantras like this is not necessary complexity (like the inherent baseline complexity in solving a certain problem space) but cruft/enterprise/poor coding style that winds up suffocating a project. That kind of complexity should be torn out with disregard for the notion that it's somehow necessary.
- Gehinnn 6y agoI would differentiate between intrinsic complexity of a problem and artifical complexity of a solution. Certain knots can be solved without changing the topology! They would just add artifical complexity. Also, some truths can have both very simple and very involved proofs. They are a perfect example how just the right approach can reduce much complexity. Just formulating the problem in a different way can already reduce much artifical complexity.