"Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011)
Strange Loop Conference · 14 HN recommendations
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Rich Hickey's Strange Loop 2011 keynote distinguishing 'simple' (not intertwined) from 'easy' (familiar or near at hand). It argues that software complexity comes from complecting things and that we should pick simple constructs.
Why HN recommends it: HN treats it as the canonical talk on software complexity, shared constantly and recommended to every programmer regardless of language.
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