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Re:MangaDex infrastructure overview by arthur_sav on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @08:47AM (#28444047)
> Simple beats complex. > Fewer moving parts equals less overhead.

Took me almost a decade to really comprehend this.

I used to include all sorts of libraries, try out all the fancy patterns/architectures etc...

After countless of hours debugging production issues... the best code i've ever written is the one with the fewer moving parts. Easier to debug and the issues are predictable.

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Re:MangaDex infrastructure overview by kiba on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:01AM (#28444204)
"The best part is no part." is an engineering quote I heard.
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Re:MangaDex infrastructure overview by bradknowles on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @07:33PM (#28451133)
Said in a slightly different way: No part is better than no part.

I know I’m not the first to use that phrasing, but I’m not sure where I picked it up. If someone wants to point out the etymology of that type of phrase, I’d be glad to read up on what I’ve forgotten/missed.

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Re:MangaDex infrastructure overview by arethuza on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:26AM (#28444524)
I'm sure I've heard something like "engineering is solving problems while doing as little new as possible".
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