simple is not small

kept by eddie sep 08

Simplicity means decoupling concerns, not just minimizing code size, as shown by Unix pipelines being small yet coupled in practice.

A meta-analysis of three different notions of software complexity
A meta-analysis argues that Zach Tellman's definition of software complexity as the sum of future explanations is the most useful and practical among three discussed.
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the hold that could not release itself
Conflating historical facts, contracts, time, and policy in a 'held' flag blocked migrations; the fix separates values from time to avoid stale holds.
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Interview With Bakpakin
In the interview, Bakpakin explains Janet’s design goals, community values, and his reluctance to build a package manager, emphasizing stability, user empathy, and incremental improvement.
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Thi.ng – open-source building blocks for computational design and art
Thi.ng is a 350-module open-source toolkit for computational design and generative art, built bottom-up with small, composable pieces.
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Command Line Interface Guidelines
An open-source guide updates traditional UNIX CLI principles for modern human-first design, covering philosophy, help, output, and composability guidelines.
also on #unix, #open-source, #developer-tools