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I think a better term than 'simple' is 'appropriate'. Unnecessary guff is inappropriate, as is unnecessary simplicity. By stating that simplicity is the goal, w
by vacri 11y ago
I think a better term than 'simple' is 'appropriate'. Unnecessary guff is inappropriate, as is unnecessary simplicity. By stating that simplicity is the goal, we end up with designers who oversimplify, thinking that that is good design. A tool should be appropriate for use, which naturally includes "but not too simple".
- sitkack 11y agoI think the word you are looking for is 'simplistic'.
- jacobolus 11y agoIf you haven’t seen them, I recommend the Clojure guys’ talks about the subject of simplicity. They reached into the etymological history of the word “simple” to pull out its early definition, which is quite precise and IMO tremendously useful in this context, unlike the confused muddle of modern definitions. Rich Hickey, “Simple Made Easy”: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy Stu Halloway, “Simplicity Ain’t Easy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cidchWg74Y4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cidchWg74Y4
- bjeanes 11y agoI too would encourage people seeing the parent comment to definitely watch those videos. The Rich Hickey talk especially has shaped a lot of my thinking in the last few years.