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[–] BitterBiped 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I completely agree with this article. I go out of my way to make my code as simple as possible.

Some of my favorite quotes around complexity are:

  • "There is nothing as complicated as simplicity itself."
  • "Its easy to make something complex, but complex to make something simple."

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[–] fupalove 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This article reminds me of PEP20 which I try to keep at the front of my mind anytime I'm writing a piece of code. (It's also good life advice) https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020/

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[–] IAmNotACylon ago 

I know this isn't explicitly on topic, but that logo is a non-starter for me. You could have the most interesting article in the world on that page and that character in the top left corner is going to instantly cut your page views.

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[–] StillNewbie 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

Programming is iterative process, so your first solution might be more complicated than necessary. You learned more about the problem in the process, so now you could rewrite or refactor your solution to be simple, elegant.. Unluckily your first version worked and management noticed it.. "We are done here, let's deliver..."

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[–] unusual ago 

I thought this article was great. It's ashame that the word 'complexity' is now going to give me nightmares.

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[–] bob000000005555 ago 

Article? This is called an advertisement.

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[–] unusual ago 

Call it what you like. As a new coder i can relate to what was written. It is comforting to hear this from someone else. I have become so demorilised from my job as the source code i am working has no doccumentation, or comments has thousands of global variables and multiple functions which do the same thing. At least now i have a reason to be angry at someone else, and not just myself!