No, there are probably more kernel config options than ever ... but they are decently well organized in a tree. I always start with my linux distro's stock kern

No, there are probably more kernel config options than ever ... but they are decently well organized in a tree. I always start with my linux distro's stock kernel config, and then go through and find stuff to add and remove which is familiar enough to me, leaving the majority as-is. There is search, there are other ways to get a good starter config, I'm no expert ...