[dvfjsdhgfv]

> Laozi gives the complementary warning: “In pursuing learning, every day something is added. In pursuing the Tao, every day something is dropped.” Mastery is not only accumulation. It is also subtraction: removing unnecessary abstraction, ceremony, cleverness, and control.

Well, your (or your LLM's) interpretation is a bit less nuanced than the original. The verse from DDJ you mention is more about letting go and living a simple life, a bit the opposite of programming where we actually need an adequate level of complexity to handle the complexity of the world.

As a side note, even if you are not a native English speaker, trying to formulate thoughts without the support of LLMs is very welcome here.

[woodydesign]

I do not think “letting go” simply means living a simple life, nor does simple life mean rejecting complexity in Laozi's wisdom.

I totally agree that programming needs enough complexity to handle the complexity of the world. However, elegant architecture should less accumulate unnecessary complexity or organizational burdens.

Sorry for the late reply since my account is fairly new and system do not allow me to reply too fast on yesterday.

[joaohaas]

Definitely a 'your LLM' case here.