whoever came up with the KISS principle was horny
it always surprises me when some term in programming turns out to be US military slang. like, i get *why* historically but in all other ways its connection to computing feels so foreign and unnatural
https://twitter.com/asdfdelta/status/1464648744587214852
i don’t mean this as a bad thing but i don’t mean this as a good thing either
it might be in the spirit of KISS to drop the last S as unnecessary (and also kinda rude). but maybe it’s the mnemonic memorability itself that keeps it simple? it’s almost as if defining “simple” objectively depends on the point you’re trying to make
my favorite genre of HN comments are the ones referencing the Simple vs Easy talk where Simple is the thing they’re familiar with and Easy is the thing they’re above learning
anyway. the rule itself is good. it’s a reminder not to get carried away and that it’s okay for the proposal to not have many moving parts. it’s good and worthwhile to simplify things
it’s funny that despite working on react for half a decade i haven’t meaningfully contributed to the design except one instance where i realized a bit earlier than others that 60% of a proposal was unnecessary and suggested to remove it (we did). honestly still proud of that cont
recruiter: so you made react
me: oh no i didn’t. and i didn’t make any APIs. but there was this one time that i stopped my team from shipping an API that
recruiter: you stopped your team from shipping?..
me: correct
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me:
me: are u familiar with US military sayings
me: oh no i didn’t. and i didn’t make any APIs. but there was this one time that i stopped my team from shipping an API that
recruiter: you stopped your team from shipping?..
me: correct
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me:
me: are u familiar with US military sayings
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