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Radical Simplicity in Technology

by j4mie on 9/8/21, 3:43 PM with 4 comments

• by sockpuppet_12 on 9/9/21, 12:45 AM

  Often the excuse used to do things properly the hard way even though you're just starting out, is to prepare for unexpected growth.

  But I like the sentiment with this, and it does seem advantageous to get used to reforging new systems every so often when you reach a certain threshold of demand, rather than spending all your money on building the perfect foundation of a building you might not be able to finish.

• by ilaksh on 9/9/21, 10:15 AM

  Postgres is great but it also seems like a religion at this point. I agree on not using a bunch of software you don't need. But he is saying that it's not simple unless everything is in Postgres. Seems like a premature conclusion.