Simplicity ⇒ Not Entangled
Simplicity means fewer things that can go wrong.
- less to fiddle with
- less to maintain
- “smaller attack surface”
- fewer moving parts
- easier to understand
- easier to fix
- easier to make your own
But:
Simplicity isn’t a philosophy you apply universally and everything works out. It’s a bias. A default. A starting point that serves you well most of the time, and occasionally reminds you that trade-offs are real.
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