[edblarney]

"It’s easy to find new ways to make shit more complicated. It’s hard to find new ways to make shit simpler. "

Applies to software just as well :)

[RangerScience]

I go for the "reverse watchmaker", referencing this: http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2344

You want, in priority order: 1) The least interactions 2) The simplest interactions 3) The simplest components

[wheelerwj]

its just a general life lesson.

"Everything shoukd be made to be as simple as possible, but no simpler." -einstein

this shouldn't detract from the complexities of manufacturing vs software

[voidlogic]

Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle