The Goldilocks Principle of Writing Code: Not too Complex, Not too Simple, Just Right

Optimizing for the Perfect Porridge

Have you ever found yourself lost in a labyrinth of complex code, wondering how you even got there? Or maybe you’ve come across code that looks like a toddler wrote it with a crayon? You’re not alone!

As developers, we all know the feeling of trying to optimize our code and ending up in a rabbit hole of complexity, or trying to make it readable and ending up with a code that’s too basic to be useful, What we really need is that code that’s just right.

Instead of trying to impress with complex code or dumb it down to make it readable, let’s channel our inner Goldilocks and write code that’s perfectly balanced. Your future self, your teammates, and your codebase will thank you for it!