> Making things "simpler" is making things more complex. This hits the nail on the head for me with Python. The standard libraries take a very “batteries inclu

> Making things "simpler" is making things more complex. This hits the nail on the head for me with Python. The standard libraries take a very “batteries included” approach but the language constructs don’t, and that means people use the flexibility of the language to do things their own way. I find that really increases my mental workload when reading other people’s software (how have they done this) and when writing my own (which way should I do this).