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Holub on Simplicity

Simple systems are easier to build, easier to maintain, smaller, and faster than complex ones. ... Simplicity is often not an easy goal to achieve. Programmers love complexity, so they have a strong tendency to over complicate their work. It's often easier to quickly build an overly complex system than it is to spend the time required to make the system simple.
--Allen Holub in his recent book, Holub on Patterns, 2004


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