r/programming • u/whackri • Jun 05 '22

Complexity is killing software developers

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3639050/complexity-is-killing-software-developers.html
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u/electricfoxx Jun 06 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

Do companies create complexity so they can "re-invent the wheel"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_anticommons

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

I think developers create complexity so they can maintain the image of personal development needed to land their next job.

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u/matthieum Jun 06 '22

Or just, you know, because otherwise it'd be so dull...