> accidental complexity Haven't we found a better term for that yet? It is intentional, designed complexity... There's no accident about it: engineers or man

> accidental complexity Haven't we found a better term for that yet? It is intentional, designed complexity... There's no accident about it: engineers or management chose it. Recent discussion on accidental versus essential (kicked off by a flagged article): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44090302 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44090302 (choosing good dichotomies is difficult, since there's always exceptions to both categories)