Occam's Razor states:[^1] > When evaluating two competing theories, [[Bias|prefer]] the simpler one. This is the problem-solving, science-finding version of [[Do the Simplest Thing]]. This applies to coding as well - [[Simple is Maintainable|Complexity is the Enemy]]. When you're trying to figure out how something should be done, the most straightforward way is the best. **** # More ## Source - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Occams-razor ## Related - [[Dependency Chains are the Victim of Statistics]] [^1]: William of Ockham himself didn't state this in English. Occam's Razor _actual_ states: "pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate"