Simplicity is the end goal for the user and dev but hardest to achieve.

That’s the point isn’t it? 🤣

Sounds like RISC vs CISC

I think cisc won.

Linux vs micro kernel (NT/BSD)

Linux won

The debate between RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) and CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing) architectures has been ongoing for decades. The main difference between the two lies in their approach to instruction set design. RISC architectures focus on simple, fixed-length instructions that can be executed quickly, while CISC architectures use more complex, variable-length instructions that can perform multiple operations in a single clock cycle.

RISC Architecture: Emphasizes simplicity, with a focus on software to execute instructions, using a reduced instruction set, and typically executing instructions in a single clock cycle. Examples of RISC processors include ARM, DEC Alpha, AMD 29K, ARC, Atmel AVR, PA-RISC, SPARC, Intel i860, Blackfin, SuperH, i960, Power, Motorola 88000, MIPS, and Power.

CISC Architecture: Focuses on hardware to execute complex instructions, using a large number of instructions, and often taking multiple clock cycles to execute. Examples of CISC processors include Intel x86, System/360, VAX, PDP-11, Motorola 68000 family, and AMD.

People love creating beliefs orders of magnitude more complicated: beliefs within beliefs within beliefs, to the point that no one knows who the inner child is anymore.

Onionification

Implementing NIPs has been a humbling and exhilarating experience for me. They are written by people who are more experienced and way smarter than I am. I dive in and see what I achieve on the other side and usually it’s beyond what I expected and not even comparable to what I would have achieved writing my own NIP.