In defense of simplicity: simpler code is half the time to write, half the time to explain, half the effort to debug. It's an order of magnitude more valuable t

In defense of simplicity: simpler code is half the time to write, half the time to explain, half the effort to debug. It's an order of magnitude more valuable than something complicated with some 2nd-order benefit. As Henry David Thoreau (?) wrote, if I had more time I'd write a shorter letter.