Simplicity Debate
The cluster revolves around debates on the meaning, value, and application of simplicity in design or software, with users invoking principles like 'as simple as possible, but no simpler' and the KISS principle, often questioning if something is overly simplistic or appropriately straightforward.
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For what it's for, it's better that it's simple.
Simple isn't always better.
The word "simple" is doing quite a massive amount of work there.
Sounds like you're over complicating simplicity
Simple and easy aren't the same thing :)
Keep it suitably simple.
Sometimes simple works just fine...
As simple as possible, but no simpler.
hard to argue with keeping it simple
Sounds like a misunderstanding of "simple" :)