>Hi Al, thanks for the link!
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>I could not dive into the detail of his talk. But I'll keep it for the next weekend as I still have difficulty with the kind of strongly-typed programming this giant was advocating. But what a giant contributor to our current programming world! And of course, his plea for simplicity resonates highly to-day.
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>"The belief that complex systems require armies of designers and programmers is wrong. A system that is not understood in its entirety, or at least to a significant degree of detail by a single individual, should probably not be built"
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>As you say, "I could not agree more". And I am certainly not alone on the UT:-)

WireGuard VPN is an example of a "win" in the battle against complexity: 4K lines of code vs 400K for IPSec or 600K for OpenVPN. The project main page specifically touts its ability to be comprehensively reviewed by individuals: https://www.wireguard.com/
Linus Torvalds called it a "work of art": https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/08/wireguard-vpn-review-fast-connections-amaze-but-windows-support-needs-to-happen/ (overview c. 2018, a bit dated, there is now support on all major platforms)

>I recently read about "the return of the monolith"... Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, effectivement!
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>https://devops.com/microservices-amazon-monolithic-richixbw/

There's been pushback against architectural "best practices" du jour for years. Companies working at the hugest scales can dabble, but it benefitting them doesn't mean it will work for anyone smaller.