Just one facet of what we call 'promotion oriented programming' (or promotion oriented design). Google's promotion guidelines used to include that if you want

Just one facet of what we call 'promotion oriented programming' (or promotion oriented design). Google's promotion guidelines used to include that if you want to get a promotion on a technical track, you have to demonstrate a mastery of complexity. Cue the unnecessary complexity in some projects meant to get the author promoted. (They might still include that requirement. I don't know. I haven't worked at Google in nearly a decade.)