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Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under developer tools developer tools Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Every application has an irreducible amount of complexity; the only question is who has to deal with it: the user, the application developer or the platform developer. Every application has an irreducibleamount of complexity; the only question iswho has to deal with it: the user, theapplication developer or the platformdeveloper. Last stated 15 years ago by 9 Aug 2011 LT Larry Tesler — holds since 2011-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The struggle between profitless simplicity and profitable complexity is eternal in the world of software — tap to centre the map on it The struggle between profitlesssimplicity and profitable complexityis eternal in the world of software Last stated 4 years ago 12 Jan 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-01-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A third-party layer of software between a platform and its developers ultimately results in sub-standard apps and hinders the platform’s progress. — tap to centre the map on it A third-party layer of softwarebetween a platform and itsdevelopers ultimately results insub-standard apps and hinders theplatform’s progress. Last stated 16 years ago by 1 May 2010 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 2010-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The difficulty of software engineering is probably essentially constant across abstraction levels, because human cognition adapts to new tools. — tap to centre the map on it The difficulty of softwareengineering is probably essentiallyconstant across abstraction levels,because human cognition adapts tonew tools. Last stated 2 weeks ago 25 Sept 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computational irreducibility is ubiquitous, affecting essentially any system whose behavior is not obviously simple. — tap to centre the map on it Computational irreducibility isubiquitous, affecting essentiallyany system whose behavior is notobviously simple. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A platform cannot tell developers what technology to use; its only job is to help them succeed with whatever they have already chosen. — tap to centre the map on it A platform cannot tell developerswhat technology to use; its only jobis to help them succeed withwhatever they have already chosen. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. — tap to centre the map on it What trips up newcomers to Rust isnot the code but the shape of theirdata. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The lower a layer sits in the software stack, the harder it is for an individual developer to build in it. — tap to centre the map on it The lower a layer sits in thesoftware stack, the harder it is foran individual developer to build init. Last stated 3 years ago 14 Mar 2024 CH Chip Huyen — holds since 2024-03-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it A feature only truly reachesbillions of users when they do nothave to think about a switch or amode. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Aug 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Communicating clearly is less about the number of words used and more about focusing on the right ideas and directions. — tap to centre the map on it Communicating clearly is less aboutthe number of words used and moreabout focusing on the right ideasand directions. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Concise writing does not mean short sentences or leaving out detail; it means making every word tell. — tap to centre the map on it Concise writing does not mean shortsentences or leaving out detail; itmeans making every word tell. WJ William Strunk Jr. — holds since c. 1918–1920 — tap for who they are Same subject: Vigorous writing is concise: a sentence should have no unnecessary words, for the same reason a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. — tap to centre the map on it Vigorous writing is concise: asentence should have no unnecessarywords, for the same reason a drawingshould have no unnecessary lines anda machine no unnecessary parts. WJ William Strunk Jr. — holds since c. 1918–1920 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Every application has an irreducible amount of complexity; the only question is who has to deal with it: the user, the application developer or the platform developer. Last stated by 9 Aug 2011 · 15 years ago Holds Larry Tesler Read this korrent →