If you don’t actively fight for simplicity in software, complexity will win, and it will suck.
"Hating Java in 2014"
If your project isn’t big enough to account for time to make sure you are linking to exactly the libraries, versions, etc… that you need, it’s not right for Java.
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"There is no shelf."
I want to argue that even the ontological ideal is a mistake. Even using theoretical perfection as a measure of practical success leads to misapplication of resources.
Clay Shirky, Ontology is Overrated
Fortune favors the bold
Scott Meyers, The Last Thing D Needs, DConf 2014, Menlo Park, California
That's a big Twinkie.
Looking at the dependency graph for, say, the
railspackage will make your eyes bleed. I tried it here, and GraphViz needed a PNG image with 7653×10003 pixels to draw it.
Craft
Always look beyond and above yourself. Always try to improve yourself. Always strive to elevate your craft.
Yoshikazu Ono, Jiro Dreams of Sushi