A Plea for Lean Software An Essay by Niklaus Wirth cr.yp.to Software's girth has surpassed its functionality, largely because hardware advances make this possible. The way to streamline software lies in disciplined methodologies and a return to the essentials. Measured by the number of its featuresEssential vs. nice to haveDependence is more profitable than educationThe most rewarding iterationsNever enough time A grossly obese set of requirementsFeatures and complexity softwareperformancefunction
async A Photograph by Shiro Takatani & Yoko Takatani en.wikipedia.org Cover art for Ryuichi Sakamoto's album, async. Note the clay pot seemingly captured in freefall, just before hitting the ground. Ideas of permanence