Derek Carlson

Dec 23, 20201 min

"Systemplicity"

Updated: Jan 10, 2021

A systems paradox:

Make systems as simple as possible.

But...

make them as complex as necessary to keep things as simple as possible.

aka, "keep it simple."

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Occam%27s%20razor

(Funny, I just learned that Occam was not the inventor of that notion.)

And my genius friend Randy just said:

This reminds me of one of my favorite Einstein quotes:

"Everything Should Be Made as Simple as Possible, But Not Simpler"

And of course, the 10th principle of Agile software development:

Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential.

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