Minimalism & Maintainability
Premise
Software has a carrying cost. The fewer moving parts, the fewer ways a thing can fail. A static site is, almost by definition, a denial-of-service against accidental complexity.[1]
Hidden Costs
Framework churn, transitive dependency risk, and editor/plugin sprawl all add invisible weight. The value of minimalism is less about asceticism and more about maintainability.
“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
Practice
- Prefer
HTML + CSS. Sprinkle JS sparingly. - Keep one stylesheet. Let typography do the heavy lifting.
- Choose durable links and stable URLs.
- Automate RSS. Make exporting and mirroring easy.