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We Who Value Simplicity Have Built Incomprehensible Machines

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It's not about technology for its own sake. It's about being able to implement your ideas.

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Software Engineering Systems & Performance 2012

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Submitted	Title on HN	Points	Comments
May 19, 2012	We Who Value Simplicity Have Built Incomprehensible Machines by prajjwal	220	87

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