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| author | Paul Buetow <paul@buetow.org> | 2024-08-26 23:07:44 +0300 |
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| committer | Paul Buetow <paul@buetow.org> | 2024-08-26 23:07:44 +0300 |
| commit | fa3426b5d9ac9eeccaea3aa7e4eb44e1fa2eab65 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/gemfeed/2021-09-12-keep-it-simple-and-stupid.gmi b/gemfeed/2021-09-12-keep-it-simple-and-stupid.gmi index 51f97223..24c88bb6 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2021-09-12-keep-it-simple-and-stupid.gmi +++ b/gemfeed/2021-09-12-keep-it-simple-and-stupid.gmi @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ > Published at 2021-09-12T09:39:20+03:00; Updated at 2023-03-23 +A robust computer system must be kept simple and stupid (KISS). The fancier the system is, the more can break. Unfortunately, most systems tend to become complex and challenging to maintain in today's world. In the early days, so I was told, engineers understood every part of the system, but nowadays, we see more of the "lasagna" stack. One layer or framework is built on top of another layer, and in the end, nobody has got a clue what's going on. + ``` _______________ |*\_/*|_______ | ___________ | .-. .-. ||_/-\_|______ | @@ -20,7 +22,6 @@ ## Table of Contents * ⇢ Keep it simple and stupid -* ⇢ ⇢ Introduction * ⇢ ⇢ Need faster hardware * ⇢ ⇢ Too complex to be replaced * ⇢ ⇢ ⇢ On COBOL @@ -35,10 +36,6 @@ * ⇢ ⇢ When KISS is not KISS anymore * ⇢ ⇢ Other relevant readings -## Introduction - -A robust computer system must be kept simple and stupid (KISS). The fancier the system is, the more can break. Unfortunately, most systems tend to become complex and challenging to maintain in today's world. In the early days, so I was told, engineers understood every part of the system, but nowadays, we see more of the "lasagna" stack. One layer or framework is built on top of another layer, and in the end, nobody has got a clue what's going on. - ## Need faster hardware This not just makes the system much more complex, difficult to maintain and challenging to troubleshoot, but also slow. So more experts are needed to support it. Also, newer and faster hardware is required to make it run smoothly. Often, it's so much easier to buy speedier hardware than rewrite a whole system from scratch from the bottom-up. The latter would require much more resources in the short run, but in the long run, it should pay off. Unfortunately, many project owners scare away from it as they only want to get their project done and then move on. |