Video and slides synchronized, mp3 and slide download available at URL https://bit.ly/35CT8iT. Ellen Chisa talks about complexity in software and the need to remove it as much as possible. One of the possibilities is to remove something that is not absolutely needed as a way to reduce complexity. Filmed at qconsf.com. Ellen Chisa is the Cofounder & CEO of Dark, a holistic programming language, editor, and hosted infrastructure.

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4. Removing Complexity
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Complexity Today
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25. API focus
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49. APIs work like Functions
Deployless
Compiled Infrastructure

50. problem

51. complexity

52. https://darklang.com || @ellenchisa

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