[nivenhuh]

Software development is an additive practice, where opinions and ideas are usually added to a big-ole-shipping-ball of software. I think this is where most complexity comes from.

Sometimes it can be a subtractive practice, where a person can delete / simplify, but this happens much less than it should.

[ngneer]

Same with security, unfortunately.

[utopian3]

Ironicaly, complexity is the enemy of security (as I’ve heard quoted a few times)