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		matthewaveryusa on Nov 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Efficiency-Destroying Magic of Tidying Up I disagree with such a blanket statement. Interfaces must remain simple, while implementations are free to be as complex as needed. Take a look at this article -- clearly the SIMD code is dense to get through, but it's very-much-so worth it for the performance gains. https://lemire.me/blog/2017/01/20/how-quickly-can-you-remove...

chrisweekly on Nov 17, 2019 | [–]

"Interfaces must remain simple, while implementations are free to be as complex as needed."

IOW, local complexity in exchange for global simplicity is often a good tradeoff.

smabie on Nov 17, 2019 | [–]

What you’re talking about is the MIT school vs New Jersey school. See Richard Gabriel’s essay: Worse is Better.

http://dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html

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