Fighting the Framework

In software development, when you are spending time trying to implement something that the framework you are using either doesn’t do or makes it harder. This is a sign of incidental complexity and that the value of using the framework might be exceeded by the additional effort to be able to use it.

See also:

• TypeScript adds incidental complexity to using libraries

Links to this note

• Integrating Between AWS Services Adds Incidental Complexity

  When using multiple AWS services together new problems emerge—IAM permissions and roles, configuration, and load-bearing quirks.