[HN Gopher] The growing complexity of modern software systems
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       The growing complexity of modern software systems
        
       Author : tut-urut-utut
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2021-11-02 16:29 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | newaccount2021 wrote:
       | aka the most dangerous programmers are at the "intermediate"
       | skill level
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       | beginning coders do not understand how to create complexity or
       | are just afraid of the pointy tools
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       | expert coders don't need to flex, understand the downsides of
       | more code outweigh the upsides
       | 
       | it is the intermediate developer who will pave the road to hell
       | with "nice to have", "patterns", "abstractions"...
        
       | greenail wrote:
       | One thing I've seen is that forced prioritization can help reduce
       | complexity. The idea is that if you don't have enough resources
       | to re-invent the wheel you will be forced to think harder about
       | what you choose to work on. This has to be cultural and supported
       | all the way to the top of the organization. Counterintuitively
       | too many resources can slow you down.
        
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