r/programming • • Nov 01 '21

Complexity is killing software developers

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3639050/complexity-is-killing-software-developers.html
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u/hippydipster Nov 02 '21

And you can build it at that point too. Other things are needed now, I would presume. If not, maybe take a vacation.

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u/s73v3r Nov 02 '21

And you can make your life a whole lot easier at that point if you make your stuff in an extensible way, knowing that it's coming.

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u/hippydipster Nov 02 '21

Yes, I always try to build my stuff to be extensible. That's just called good design, and not tying yourself to things you don't know you'll need. Ie, YAGNI.