Nick FMar 7
Dave Rupert

> Nobody gets promoted for the complexity they avoided.

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https://terriblesoftware.org/2026/03/03/nobody-gets-promoted-for-simplicity/

Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity

We reward complexity and ignore simplicity. In interviews, design reviews, and promotions. Here’s how to fix it.

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Mar 6 at 4:11pmElk
Show threadLuke Dorny Mar 6
@davatron5000 wow, that hits.
Show threadOllie BoermansMar 7

@davatron5000 I had to click around the site to see when this article was written.

It poked a nerve pained by the feature-effusive language that is so very *now*. Sprinkled and stuck on everything like horridly infectious glitter.