A summary of John Ousterhout's book on managing software complexity through decomposition, encapsulation, and incremental design.
A developer shares five hard truths about TypeScript, including its relationship to JavaScript and the complexity it adds.
An analysis of how people with superficial knowledge confidently propose flawed solutions to complex problems in fields they don't understand.
A reflection on the slow pace of programming evolution, the persistence of complex problems, and the rapid impact of Stack Overflow.
The article argues for simplicity in design and technology, using examples from film and web development to show how complexity often creates more problems.
The article compares classes and functions in JavaScript, arguing that functional programming leads to simpler, more maintainable code.
A critique arguing that testing is essential for complex systems, countering the claim that informal reasoning is superior.
