Simplicity is An Advantage but Sadly Complexity Sells Better
We sometimes hear of a paper submission being rejected because the method was too simple, or a promotion being denied because the work artifacts lacked complexity. I think this can be partly explained by Dijkstra’s quote:
“Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better.” — Edsger Dijkstra
Why does complexity sell better?
Complexity signals effort. Papers with difficult ideas and technical det...
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