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No port/adapter terms to learn, no unnecessary layers of horizontal abstractions, no extraneous cognitive load.

Reducing cognitive load is continuous battle. The entropy direction of a software system is always towards more complexity.

People add a lot of this stuff out of either inexperience or because they need to look smart. The simple code that gets the job done is often looked down upon.

https://minds.md/zakirullin/cognitive

Alper Cugun
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