'Just 3 lines of code' backfires: dev argues tools should expose complexity, not hide it
willcb · x · 2026-09-21
In a thread about PAW, willcb argues the system is genuinely complex and that hiding it behind 'just 3 lines of code' and 'like jev but local and open source' does the project a disservice. Researchers and developers want to understand the complexity; the team should instead decide exactly who they're marketing to and what those users care about, such as API simplicity.
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