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Introducing a complicated concept earns credit; showing that an established complicated concept is better avoided rarely does.

Drawn from what Edsger W. Dijkstra said

Subjectsinnovationideas vs execution
What these subjects mean

innovation Where new things come from and how they spread: invention against diffusion, and being near the factory floor.

ideas vs execution Whether the idea or the execution behind it is what actually decides an outcome, and who deserves the credit.

On the topicWhy 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)
    One can get credit for some complicated concepts one has introduced, it is hard to get credit for the discovery how some established but complicated concepts had better be avoided

    Where this was said

    ↗On the nature of Computing Science (EWD896)cs.utexas.edu

    10 Aug 1984

    All 2 korrents from this piecethis one is 2nd

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