A Philosophy of Software Design Framework A practical framework for managing the fundamental challenge of software engineering: complexity. Apply these principles when designing modules, reviewing APIs, refactoring code, or advising on architecture decisions. Core Principle The greatest limitation in writing software is our ability to understand the systems we are creating. Complexity is the enemy: it makes systems hard to understand, hard to modify, and a source of bugs. Evaluate every design decision by asking "Does this increase or decrease the overall complexity of the system?" — the goal…