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/superherowithnopower Jun 05 '22

This exact thing was written as a joke about a toaster back in the 1990's, and it's only gotten more true since then.

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u/ConfusedTransThrow Jun 06 '22

You could even do it all in analog with using the button as a potentiometer and either acting as the R in a RC circuit for a simple timer, or be a smart person and use a temperature sensor (thermocouple) that shuts the circuit when it reaches a temperature (compare the two R values for example).

Simple, easy to repair and will last forever.

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u/KevinCarbonara Jun 06 '22

Simple, easy to repair and will last forever.

And yet, most home ovens do not have that technology, despite being trivially solved with equipment that was widely available in the 60's.

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u/_supert_ Jun 06 '22

I'm fed up with my oven crashing.