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In computing, elegance is not a luxury: it decides between success and failure.

Drawn from what Edsger W. Dijkstra said

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software quality Whether a program is any good and how anyone would know: tests, review, debt, and what a suite cannot cover.

Why is it harder to simplify than to add?under our view: Simple is hard: it takes more thought and time than complex, and complex is rewarded more

What Edsger W. Dijkstra actually said

  1. Edsger W. Dijkstra Dutch computer scientist (1930 to 2002)
    in computing, elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a quality that decides between success and failure

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