Saved by Daniel Santos
No one actually wants simplicity
Of course we all claim to hate complexity, but it’s actually just complexity added by other people that we hate — our own bugbears are always exempted, and for things we understand we quickly become unable to even see there is a potential problem for other people.
Luke Plant • No one actually wants simplicity
Nossa relação com a complexidade: só não gostamos quando é a complexidade adicionada por outras pessoas. Me lembrei da frase de Sartre, “o inferno são os outros”.
A lot of developers want simplicity in the same way that a lot of clients claim they want a fast website. You respond “OK, so we can remove some of these 17 Javascript trackers and other bloat that’s making your website horribly slow?” – no, apparently those are all critical business functionality.
In other words, they prioritise everything over spe... See more
In other words, they prioritise everything over spe... See more
Luke Plant • No one actually wants simplicity
Is simplicity your highest or lowest priority?
I think a good test of whether you truly love simplicity is whether you are able to remove things you have added, especially code you’ve written, even when it is still providing value, because you realise it is not providing enough value.
Another test is what you are tempted to do when a problem arises with some of the complexity you’ve added. Is yo... See more
Another test is what you are tempted to do when a problem arises with some of the complexity you’ve added. Is yo... See more