Simplifying as much as possible is the way to go in the engineering industry
The more complex a solution is -> more 💰costly it is for the business!
Intro
In the world of engineering the term complexity may seem to sound good right? The more complex a certain thing is, the more “wow” effect it has.
Well, all of that complexity comes with a cost! And the cost can be huge. The more complex a certain thing is, the costlier it is for the business to ensure it works correctly.
Is complexity something we should praise or we should avoid? Let’s get into that next.
It’s common in our industry that complexity is praised, but that’s not the way to go
It's quite common in our industry that a technically complex solution may get approval or praise from others, especially other engineers.
Being clever or trying to solve all of the future problems ahead of time may seem like a good thing, but this may provide more problems than actual good things.
Complex technical solutions should not be praised because they are hard to maintain, hard to understand or just too complex overall.
It's really important to understand that we are here to provide as much bus…