The Beauty of Simplicity

Once Leonardo da Vinci said: "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". And nowhere is this more true than in application development and support, where the power of simplicity definitely reaches the utmost level. Often the most simple solutions are actually the most effective and elegant ones. While complicated and detailed systems often remain confused about what is going on around them, making it really a challenge to improve or even just to support them. On the other hand, simple, workable solutions usually require discipline and hard work over time up to the point of ultimate perfection, attained, not when no more can be added, but when no more can be removed!