> We also used to strive for minimizing complexity, I'm not sure how much of that was intentional or just a consequence of limited space while RAM was so expensive.
Though I hate to admit it, I think it's the latter. We're now more able to shift complexity. We can add a big complexity layer (a framework, for example, with someone else being responsible for it) to avoid some complexity in another layer. The trouble comes when you need to understand the whole, including the layer you're not responsible for, to understand how that layer is affecting you.
Though I hate to admit it, I think it's the latter. We're now more able to shift complexity. We can add a big complexity layer (a framework, for example, with someone else being responsible for it) to avoid some complexity in another layer. The trouble comes when you need to understand the whole, including the layer you're not responsible for, to understand how that layer is affecting you.