Thoughts on Complexity - Kurt Cagle

The web site of Kurt Cagle http://www.understandingxml.com/ is an excellent source of information on specific technologies such as XML, XSLT, XUL, SVG, Java, and on the general direction of software and web research. The article 'Thoughts on complexity', which is also available at http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/wlg/9280 explains the paradoxes involved in trying to make software easier to create and use. This article discusses complexity and abstraction as a complexity management tool. I recommend this is a site to go into the favourites of anyone involved in software development, and will be adding this to my links.