Posted on Fri 14 February 2025

complexity considered harmful

Every complex problem is a dependency management problem.

The only robust solutions are the simplest things which can work, created by people who fully understand the problem and have to work with the system regularly.

But the fastest temporary fix for any specific problem is to add a complex layer without fixing the underlying problem.

And every layer reduces your ability to understand the problem.

Every complex solution is a dependency management problem.

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