A good essay on Le Chatelier's Principle (systems resist change), why we fail at building or modifying highly complex systems, and how starting over is a better path to success:
Do the simplest thing that could possibly work
https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-simplest-thing-that-could-possibly-work/
Do the simplest thing that could possibly work
https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-simplest-thing-that-could-possibly-work/
A good essay on Le Chatelier's Principle (systems resist change), why we fail at building or modifying highly complex systems, and how starting over is a better path to success:
Any #gleam developers on this here #fediverse delightful commons?
Any #OpenStandards lovers?
Any #BestPractices geek out there?
Searching for #Elegance and #Simplicity?
Then this may be for you..
https://codeberg.org/socialcoding/delightful-commons/issues/115
Any #gleam developers on this here #fediverse delightful commons?
Any #OpenStandards lovers?
Any #BestPractices geek out there?
Searching for #Elegance and #Simplicity?
Then this may be for you..
https://codeberg.org/socialcoding/delightful-commons/issues/115
Don MacKinnon: Why Simplicity Beats Cleverness in Software Design [audio]
https://maintainable.fm/episodes/don-mackinnon-why-simplicity-beats-cleverness-in-software-design
#HackerNews #Simplicity #SoftwareDesign #Audio #DonMacKinnon #HackerNews
"A Plea for Lean Software" by Prof. Niklaus Wirth (1995)
"A Plea for Lean Software" by Prof. Niklaus Wirth (1995)
Boring Is What We Wanted
https://512pixels.net/2025/10/boring-is-what-we-wanted/
#HackerNews #Boring #Is #What #We #Wanted #boring #innovation #tech #trends #simplicity #design
For 10 years now, people from the Linux side tell me systemd is so much easier and "Unit-Files" are so much cleaner and better than init-scripts ...
Well, I still don't get it. A well implemented init-system like that of FreeBSD is:
- Clean
- Flexible
- Way more lightweight
- Works with just shell code
I have written a rc.d init-script for zigbee2mqtt today and honestly? It's not going to be shorter than that. Would chose that instead of systemd! ANY TIME! K.I.S.S.
10 years in and I still don't see a real advantage of monolithic-binary init-systems with static configuration files.
For 10 years now, people from the Linux side tell me systemd is so much easier and "Unit-Files" are so much cleaner and better than init-scripts ...
Well, I still don't get it. A well implemented init-system like that of FreeBSD is:
- Clean
- Flexible
- Way more lightweight
- Works with just shell code
I have written a rc.d init-script for zigbee2mqtt today and honestly? It's not going to be shorter than that. Would chose that instead of systemd! ANY TIME! K.I.S.S.
10 years in and I still don't see a real advantage of monolithic-binary init-systems with static configuration files.
The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.
-- Doug Horton
Super grounding after all those bells
Ellen Arkbro: For Organ and Bass
Super grounding after all those bells
Ellen Arkbro: For Organ and Bass
And now some intense voice in an empty space. This one made me cry.
Shirin Neshat: Turbulent
https://youtu.be/VCAssCuOGls?feature=shared
Super grounding after all those bells
Ellen Arkbro: For Organ and Bass
I'm going to interpret Simplicity as including child-friendly songs
This is by far my favourite Bowie song (don't judge! 🙂)....and it mentions my college
The Laughing Gnome - David Bowie
