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I would say "systems design" rather than low-demand. People who can "reduce" a big system to build on a few simple concepts are few and far between. Most peop
by silvestrov 7mo ago
I would say "systems design" rather than low-demand.
People who can "reduce" a big system to build on a few simple concepts are few and far between. Most people just add more stuff instead.
- aeonik 7mo agoI think those people are around, they are just not rewarded by this kind of system. They can propose plans and fixes, they just don't get implemented.
- srirangr 7mo ago“Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better.” - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
- Whyachi 7mo ago[dead]
- markus_zhang 7mo agoWhen things become too complicated, no one dares to make new systems. And if you don’t make new systems ofc you have to learn system design the other way around — by fixing every bug of existing systems.
- jimbokun 7mo agoSimple ain’t Easy - Rich Hickey