I was looking at Amazon's new S3 Simple Storage Service this morning, and the final design principle caught my attention:
Simplicity: The system should be made as simple as possible (– but no simpler).
Words to architect by...
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Infact the other design principles are equally important and lead to the final one - Simplicity.
Posted by: Rosh | March 27, 2006 at 10:53 AM
I think that is a quote form Albert Einstein. If it is good enough for him it is good enough for me.
Posted by: Craig Cameron | June 04, 2006 at 01:27 AM
It is a quote from Albert Einstein. If it is good enough for him it is good enough for me.
Posted by: Craig Cameron | June 04, 2006 at 01:30 AM
Craig - Makes perfect sense that was Einstein. Thanks for sharing the origin!
Posted by: brenda michelson | June 07, 2006 at 02:58 PM