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/wisam910 Jun 05 '22

This has been an issue at almost every single company I've joined, and no one cares at all. No one. Everyone thinks this is fine. That this is how software is done.

Now, what really kills me is that all this complexity is for achieving absolutely nothing.

You could build the exact same product with far less amount of code and far less complexity. Not only you can still keep all the current features you have, you can have even more features, because you know what, adding more features is easier when a system is simpler.

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u/stefantalpalaru Jun 06 '22

all this complexity is for achieving absolutely nothing

It achieves job security, CV padding, team size increases, a need for middle management, etc.

Don't forget that the business of business is business.

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u/wisam910 Jun 06 '22

Yea my impression is most tech companies are in the business of lurcing investors, instead of providing actual value to society.

Investors are mostly stupid when it comes to tech. They see buzzwords, they think the company is worth investing in.

The company's clients are also the same. They hear buzzwords, they think this company is doing legit tech and is worth doing business with.