By C. A. R. Hoare
There are two ways of constructing software: one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.
— C. A. R. Hoare
C. A. R. Hoare (Tony Hoare) is the inventor of the Quicksort algorithm and recipient of the Turing Award. This quote is from his 1980 Turing Award lecture, “The Emperor’s Old Clothes”.
See also: Complexity and Complexity vs Sophistication
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