On over-engineering; finding the right balance

Re:On over-engineering; finding the right balance by chasd00 on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @09:33AM (#41511208)

I don’t remember who said it but there’s a quote about communications protocols that goes “it’s not finished when there’s nothing left to add, it’s finished when there’s nothing left to take away”. I use that a lot in discussions with my teams.

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Re:On over-engineering; finding the right balance by m000 on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @04:01PM (#41514864)

I'm not sure who said it, but I've definitely heard it in a Civilization game (Civ V, IIRC).

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Re:On over-engineering; finding the right balance by thequux on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @04:38PM (#41515160)

It was originally written by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, on the topic of airplane design

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