Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

Principles of simplicity

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Rob Pike says, “Simplicity is the art of hiding complexity.” If that’s true, what is simplicity in the context of writing software in Go? Is it even something we should strive for? Can software be too simple? Ian & Kris discuss with return guest sam boyer.

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    • Featuring:

    • sam boyer – GitHub, X
    • Ian Lopshire – GitHub, X
    • Kris Brandow – GitHub, X

    Show Notes:

    • Rob Pike - Simplicity is Complicated
    • The Infinite Game - Simon Sinek
    • “Simple Made Easy” - Rich Hickey (2011)
    • “You can’t get snakes from chicken eggs”

      • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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