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by tacos 4070 days ago
Likewise there is immense value in having a simpler solution with fewer parts -- when appropriate and when possible. This is part of what we decide as engineers.

It's also easier to sell someone on your component strategy when you don't trash every possible piece that could plug in to the hole you've left -- from operating systems and open source crypto packages to government agencies and transnational corporations. But that little observation seems to be getting lost in the noise here.