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What is the name for this phenomenon: Observation: X is too complex/too time-consuming/too error-prone. Reaction: Create X' to automate/simplify X. Later: X'
by throwawayboise 6y ago
What is the name for this phenomenon:
Observation: X is too complex/too time-consuming/too error-prone.
Reaction: Create X' to automate/simplify X.
Later: X' is too complex.
- temporama1 6y agoSoftware Development
- stepbeek 6y agoI don't know the name of the fallacy/phenomenon, but it always reminds me of this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/
- blacktriangle 6y agoThe alternative to this seems even worse. To deal with the overcomplexity we get things like Boot and Webpack, which aren't even really build tools, but tools for building build tools.
- cryptonector 6y ago"tech"