It reminds me of a saying: "Any idiot can build a bridge that stands, but it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands."

> Any beginner can write to much code and pile up too many software and hardware components.

I'd take it a step further, the beginner has no choice but to write too much code/cruft. By definition they lack the experience required to know the options before them, many of which are simpler.

Indeed, but it's also about having the wrong mindset: piling up stuff gives people the idea that they are building something.

Removing complexity and saving CPU cycles does not feel as good to beginners.