The Developer’s Code (for Juan Martinez) by Ka Wai Cheung

Author:Ka Wai Cheung
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Pragmatic Bookshelf
ISBN: 978-1-934356-79-1
Publisher: The Pragmatic Bookshelf, LLC (343522)

Essay 30 “Hard to Code” Might Mean “Hard to Use”

TurboTax takes something nearly impossible to comprehend and makes it approachable to the masses. Complexity is shifted from the user to the code.

However, not always is this shift a zero-sum game. Sometimes overly complex logic is just a sign that the function of the application is confusing. Complex code supporting a complex interface? How about we don’t?

Confusion in the Elevator

Imagine we’re part of a team of engineers attempting to build better software to control an elevator for a 50-story high-rise. The elevator can monitor which floor people enter and which floor button they press. Our manager walks in with one simple commandment: people are complaining about waiting inside the elevator, so let’s build the elevator so that people collectively spend the least amount of time in it.

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