> This has been a big thing on my mind recently because I've been asked to do a design review for a system created by some high-SLOC-productivity people who bui

> This has been a big thing on my mind recently because I've been asked to do a design review for a system created by some high-SLOC-productivity people who built a complex system with a sophisticated-looking architecture but who keep giving me answers like the second one. I've recently found myself in the middle of one such team, except without the high productivity part. Sometimes I think I'm the only sane person in a sea of mad, and at other times I wonder if maybe I'm just dumber than I think and don't understand. I've designed and built systems that get deployed around the world, but if you look at my code and architectures, they're relatively unsophisticated. I just don't see the need for sophistication unless it's solving a specific problem, and I find these highly sophisticated designs just make everything harder (for me anyway).