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Complexity Is Easy. Simplicity Takes Work.

Published: (February 4, 2026 at 02:59 PM EST)
1 min read
Source: Dev.to

Source: Dev.to

Key Takeaways

  • Adding code feels productive.
  • Removing it feels risky.
  • Complexity grows naturally.
  • Simplicity has to be defended.

Great engineers fight entropy by:

  • Deleting aggressively
  • Questioning assumptions
  • Refusing unnecessary features

Simple systems don’t happen by accident.
Simplicity is an ongoing decision.

— Serguey Asael Shinder

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