# When My Plumber Accidentally Nailed Software Design  ## Metadata - Author: [[Mat Ryer]] - Full Title: When My Plumber Accidentally Nailed Software Design - Category: #articles - Source: medium - Last Highlighted: 2024-10-30 10:08:53.300378+00:00 - URL: https://medium.com/p/b900c879f3a1 ## Highlights - “They didn’t keep things simple you see, they let it get complicated. Now we’re spending ages trying to figure out what’s going on. If it were simple, I could just glance at it and I’d know. But there’s a pipe back there that goes up, along, back down, and connects to itself. I have no idea why on earth that’s there but I can’t take it out in case it’s important.”