As a developer, you may have asked yourself that question: why is it so difficult? why is my brain twisting when I see that code? Is it too complex? too simple?
Those questions are simply about the cognitive efforts required when doing or entering a project.
Is there way to tackle it? at least lower it?
But what if, complexity (and its counterpart, simplicity) might not have the same definition for everybody?
Well, we will show up how and why mental load applied to software development is a trap.
And, as Franck Herbert said: “Knowing where the trap is—that's the first step in evading it.”