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Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity (opens in new tab)

Covered by Tracy Durnell, timharek.noDiscussed on Hacker News, Hacker News, Hacker News, Lobsters, r/programming, and r/webdev

We reward complexity and ignore simplicity. In interviews, design reviews, and promotions. Here’s how to fix it.

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