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"the last 20 years has been the drastic reduction in the ratio of essential to accidental complexity" I know this is nitpicking, but the author is using mathem
by fxtentacle 6y ago
"the last 20 years has been the drastic reduction in the ratio of essential to accidental complexity"
I know this is nitpicking, but the author is using mathematics as an example and then uses ratio the wrong way... The point he/she is trying to make is that tools got better. That would mean the accidental complexity goes down. That means the ratio of essential to accidental complexity goes up.
- Silhouette 6y agoI wondered about that as well, because much of the content in the middle of the article, where the author lists changes in the industry such as automated infrastructure and frequent deployments, would suggest to me that accidental complexity really has increased and the author's statement is actually correct as written even if that wasn't the intent.