Rich Hickey on Why Software Simplicity Matters

Confreaks · Talk · YouTube title: Rails Conf 2012 Keynote: Simplicity Matters by Rich Hickey

Why it's here

HN recommends it as an alternative or companion to 'Simple Made Easy', and quotes its ideas about simplicity, complexity and 'hairballs' in discussions of frameworks, JSON and data design.

What it covers

Rich Hickey's keynote at RailsConf 2012, a close sibling of his 'Simple Made Easy' talk. He distinguishes simple (not intertwined) from easy (familiar), and argues that software complexity comes from complecting things, with Rails-specific examples including large gem collections.