I think you are alluding to the difference between "simple" and "easy". You might enjoy this talk from Rich Hickey: https://paulrcook.com/blog/simple-made-easy

I think you are alluding to the difference between "simple" and "easy". You might enjoy this talk from Rich Hickey: https://paulrcook.com/blog/simple-made-easy https://paulrcook.com/blog/simple-made-easy You can add stuff to make something easier to build or deploy (faster, more automated), while the addition makes the whole more complex (less understandable, harder to troubleshoot).