Simple Made Easy

Rich Hickey • Simple Made Easy

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Simple Made Easy

Simple is often erroneously mistaken for easy. "Easy" means "to be at hand", "to be approachable". "Simple" is the opposite of "complex" which means "being intertwined", "being tied together". Simple != easy

Rich Hickey • Simple Made Easy

Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.

John Maeda • The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)

Es fácil agregar complejidad, pero es difícil mantener la sencillez. Pero recuerda: lo sencillo es hermoso.

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Artima - The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work

ward cunningham artima.com

Simplicity is difficult because most of us are overcompensating for uncertainty. Adding something is easy. But removing something is hard, because it requires conviction. It’s easier to hedge against uncertainty, entertain multiple paths, and dilute your focus than to develop a strong opinion about what to exclude.

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simplicity is difficult because there's no room to hide the lack of clear conviction that complexity affords

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