> While accidental complexity can arise innocently enough from well-intentioned engineers, the darker side is that it can manifest from ego and self-preservatio

> While accidental complexity can arise innocently enough from well-intentioned engineers, the darker side is that it can manifest from ego and self-preservation. I am seeing a huge uptick in this style of "accidental" complexity. I recently had the pleasure of observing a perfectly functional T-SQL script be refactored to use entity framework, resulting in a ~50x decrease in throughput. Ignorance is something I am willing to entertain. Arrogance is way, way more difficult to deal with. One is an educational opportunity. The other is game of thrones.