Steve DaviesMar 17
kottke.org
Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity. “You can’t write a compelling narrative about the thing you didn’t build. Nobody gets promoted for the complexity they avoided.” 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.

Terrible Software
Mar 17 at 3:46pmkottke bot