Why do software developers love complexity?
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Software developers often embrace complexity despite knowing better because it's more marketable, signals expertise, and satisfies creative impulses. Complex solutions like React gain popularity through marketing and social proof, while simpler approaches like vanilla JavaScript get overlooked. This tendency toward unnecessary complexity creates maintenance challenges and technical debt, though simplicity typically proves more valuable in the long run.
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