Comment Comment by jumploops My favorite saying: “simple is robust”Similar in spirit to Lehman’s Law of Continuing Change[0], the idea is that the less complexity a system has, the easier it is to change.Rather than plan for the future with extensible code, plan for the future with straightforward code.E.g. only abstract when the situation requires it, encourage simple duplication, use monoliths up front, scale vertically before horizontally, etc.I’ve built many 0-1 systems, and this is the common thread among all of them.[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehman%27s_laws_of_software_... parent jumploops 2 years ago
Similar in spirit to Lehman’s Law of Continuing Change[0], the idea is that the less complexity a system has, the easier it is to change.
Rather than plan for the future with extensible code, plan for the future with straightforward code.
E.g. only abstract when the situation requires it, encourage simple duplication, use monoliths up front, scale vertically before horizontally, etc.
I’ve built many 0-1 systems, and this is the common thread among all of them.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehman%27s_laws_of_software_...