Misconstruing complexity as sophistication: According to Wirth, “people seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication.” The more complicated a product is, the more polished or knowledgeable the user would appear. Hence, software vendors create complex software and send this marketing message.
I see it widely https://www.techslang.com/definition/what-is-wirths-law/ Am Freitag, 5. Januar 2024, 10:13:53 CET schrieb Tony Whyman via fpc-pascal: > "Swiss computer scientist Professor Niklaus Wirth died on New Year's > Day, roughly six weeks before what would have been his 90th birthday." > > https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/?utm_source=da > ily&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=top-article > > _______________________________________________ > fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org > https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
