I actually enjoy complexity that's empowering. If it challenges me, the complexity is very pleasant. But sometimes I must deal with complexity that's disempowering. The effort I invest to understand that complexity is tedious work. It doesn't add anything to my abilities.

— Ward Cunningham, The Simplest Thing that Could Possibly Work: A Conversation with Ward Cunningham (2004)

Source: http://www.artima.com/intv/simplest.html

From part V of a 2004 Artima interview.

Topics: software design, complexity