Post #1091666
2026-04-11 13:58 UTC
RE: https://mastodon.social/@simple_sabotage/116386098353620013
This is actually a pretty good terse description of a major source of accidental complexity in software.
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@jordgubben@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-04-11 14:29
@watters@hachyderm.io Remember when web developers thought they needed a NoSQL database for ”performance”? I must admit I was one of those at some point.
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@katachora@hachyderm.io 2026-04-11 18:04
@watters@hachyderm.io in the context of the quote, accidental is doing a lot of work. I tend to see most of this kind of thing as negligent complexity... not an "oops!" but a "meh". Someone chose to not care and now we must deal with it.