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The Bell Curve Of Programming Wisdom
Programming Agile Frontend Backend
3 days ago 63.3K views 0 shares
The Bell Curve Of Programming Wisdom
The bell curve of programming wisdom hits hard. The junior devs (IQ 55-70) and senior wizards (IQ 130-145) both preach simplicity, while the middle-management types with their "it has to have all the features!!" are trapped in complexity hell. After 15 years in this industry, I've watched countless projects collapse under their own weight because someone insisted on cramming in every possible feature. The truly enlightened know that elegance comes from ruthless simplification. Voltaire nailed it centuries ago, and we're still learning this lesson the hard way with every new framework, library, and enterprise application. The cycle is eternal: build it simple, complicate it needlessly, then spend years refactoring back to simplicity.

Keep It Simple Stupid
Javascript Webdev Programming Frontend
15 days ago 91.5K views 0 shares
Keep It Simple Stupid
Top panel: A JavaScript developer showing off their "clever" one-liner with Array methods, chaining, and arrow functions to print numbers 0-15. Bottom panel: The same task accomplished with a basic for loop that any first-year CS student could understand. Sometimes the solution that doesn't require a PhD in functional programming is actually the better one. Both do exactly the same thing, but one will make your code reviewers contemplate career changes.

Keep It Simple Stupid
Devops Kubernetes Docker Programming Backend
1 month ago 106.7K views 0 shares
Keep It Simple Stupid
The eternal struggle of software architects: sweating profusely while staring at two buttons that represent opposing architectural philosophies. One promises the trendy complexity of microservices everywhere, the other suggests keeping things simple. Meanwhile, their finger hovers over the microservices button as if drawn by some mysterious force that compels them to overcomplicate everything. Nothing says "enterprise solution" quite like turning a simple CRUD app into 47 independently deployable services that require their own dedicated SRE team.