The basic principle of practical systems theory states, that you can’t remove complexity, you can merely transform it into a form of complexity you are more or

The basic principle of practical systems theory states, that you can’t remove complexity, you can merely transform it into a form of complexity you are more or less capable of handling. Libraries are hugely complex nowadays. Did a test a while back: from zero to a rudimentary web service with Spring on took ~2 days, with go (lacking any previous experience with the language) it was a few hours.