Creating simple software systems

There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.

Tony Hoare

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Kristian Still says:

14 December 2011 at 11:05 pm

Simple is genius.

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Dave Donaghy says:

15 December 2011 at 9:22 am

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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1. Tom says:
  
  15 December 2011 at 12:14 pm
  
  I agree.
  
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Stephen says:

12 April 2012 at 7:23 pm

1. Every program can be reduced in size by at least one line.
2. Every program contains at least one bug.
Therefore, every program can be reduced to a single line, which is a bug.

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Tom says:

18 July 2012 at 3:36 pm

Inside every large program is a small program trying to get out.

Tony Hoare

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