Overview
Thirty-three practices. They're not about changing the world, or your team, or your company. They are about you, and how you can make your work simpler, more humane, and more effective.
Reclaim the original spirit of agility (by following a three-word list on an index card). Reduce bloat. Communicate better with fewer meetings. Optimize your environment and tools. Plan for an uncertain future. Reduce confrontations. Synthesize fresh ideas. And let's not forget the code. Flip the role that data plays to simplify your source code and make it easier to work with.
Simplicity doesn't mean simplistic or naïve. It means producing work that is easy to understand and change, and that somehow _feels right._ It means making the stuff you create tidy and intuitive to work with; you focus on what’s meaningful and eliminate distractions. You embrace clarity and minimalism, stripping away the unnecessary to reveal what truly matters.
Simplicity is not absolute. What is simple to one person may not be to another. So this book has no rules. Instead, it looks at what makes development complex and then illustrates approaches you can take toward simplification.
Simplicity isn't the way you do things; it’s the spirit with which you do them. It's about you, and what works for you.
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