> You should aim for simplicity and over the years I have learned that simplicity is far more easily attained by time spent working and refactoring than hours o

> You should aim for simplicity and over the years I have learned that simplicity is far more easily attained by time spent working and refactoring than hours of pure thought and “brilliance”. Yup. It was Rich Hickey's presentation "Simple Made Easy" that finally allowed me to put it into words. I got so frustrated about only having a 1 hour presentation to link people to, that I ended up writing some notes to be able to refer people to. This is the money shot I think. http://daemon.co.za/2014/03/how-complexity-affects-software/ http://daemon.co.za/2014/03/how-complexity-affects-software/ This is also really relevant: http://thecodelesscode.com/case/108 http://thecodelesscode.com/case/108