> militantly minimal Thanks for a new phrase of the day, that describes the phenomenon well. At some point it can go beyond being a practical matter, and cross

> militantly minimal Thanks for a new phrase of the day, that describes the phenomenon well. At some point it can go beyond being a practical matter, and crosses over into fashion and dogma. > the primary problem with software today..is churn > stability..is lacking greatly in the open source world This makes me think, there's a difference between minimalism and simplicity. Software that's stable, backward compatible, with a small and well-defined interface - there are rare gems out there that achieve this simplicity, where it can be used every day for years and just works like a champ.