alt Hacker NewsI completely agree. I don’t think it’s bad for code to be complex if it’s essential complexity that has to go somewhere. To me it’s a red flag when someone cares more about making the code look simple than solving the problem.
I guess what I mean is that you can’t just assume that you can get clever to work if it doesn’t capture some inherent quality of the problem or relies on unrealistic assumptions. In other words, you often can’t just define the abstraction and requirements and iterate/vibes your way from there. Things like the CAP theorem of the discrete number cells in a small blood sample make certain abstractions literally impossible to deliver.
Oh, I see.
You're reinforcing the "It has to do it right now, not in the future." part of what I said.
This simple requirement (it has to enable simplicity right now) is often enough of a reality check on designing abstractions.