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Alexander Mikhailian

Alexander Mikhailian

The KISS principle, dissected

The expression Keep It Simple, Stupid has a negative connotation, coming from the ambiguity between

  • Keep It Simple AND Stupid
  • Keep It Simple, YOU, Stupid

that the original wording suggests.

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