Aug 25, 2025 · Fundamentals

Why I Stopped Blindly Using Python Classes

The author reflects on years of overusing classes in Python, explains why simpler constructs like functions, dataclasses, dictionaries, and modules often yield clearer, more maintainable code, and outlines when class‑based design still makes sense.

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Why I Stopped Blindly Using Python Classes

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Aug 25, 2020 · Fundamentals

Why Software Complexity Explodes in Large Systems and How to Tame It

The article explains why large distributed applications quickly become complex, identifies cognitive‑load and collaboration‑cost as the two key dimensions of software complexity, analyses concrete causes such as poor logic, mismatched models, bad API design, naming and testing gaps, and offers practical principles for keeping complexity under control.

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Why Software Complexity Explodes in Large Systems and How to Tame It