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Simplicity, Simply Stated

March 27, 2006 By brenda michelson

I was looking at Amazon’s new S3 Simple Storage Service this morning, and the final design principle caught my attention:

Simplicity: The system should be made as simple as possible (– but no simpler).

Words to architect by…

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  1. Rosh says

    March 27, 2006 at 10:53 am

    Infact the other design principles are equally important and lead to the final one – Simplicity.

  2. Craig Cameron says

    June 4, 2006 at 1:27 am

    I think that is a quote form Albert Einstein. If it is good enough for him it is good enough for me.

  3. Craig Cameron says

    June 4, 2006 at 1:30 am

    It is a quote from Albert Einstein. If it is good enough for him it is good enough for me.

  4. brenda michelson says

    June 7, 2006 at 2:58 pm

    Craig – Makes perfect sense that was Einstein. Thanks for sharing the origin!

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