Ben Balter 7/21/2016

Removing a feature is a feature

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This article argues that adding features has significant hidden costs, including increased complexity, maintenance burden, and user cognitive load. It advocates for a minimalist design philosophy, citing examples like GitHub's 'anything added dilutes everything else' and WordPress's 'decisions not options,' and suggests removing rarely used settings to improve the user experience.

Removing a feature is a feature

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