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If you don’t actively fight for simplicity in software, complexity will win, and it will suck.

Henrik Jorgeteg

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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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

Scott Meyers, The Last Thing D Needs, DConf 2014, Menlo Park, California

Looking at the dependency graph for, say, the rails package will make your eyes bleed. I tried it here, and GraphViz needed a PNG image with 7653×10003 pixels to draw it.

Antonio Terceiro

Always look beyond and above yourself. Always try to improve yourself. Always strive to elevate your craft.

Yoshikazu Ono, Jiro Dreams of Sushi