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Mike Tyson is known for his deadly punches. He was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world from 1987 to 1990. One might think that heavyweight is good, it'll pack a better punch. However, when it comes to software solutions heavyweight solutions are bullshit.

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## Just Don't

I get it, you know Java with Spring Boot. However, don't use it to render a
single web page.

Did you know you can serve a web page with a single line of code in Python?

```python
python3 -m http.server 9000
```

Add an `index.html` file in the same directory and you can view it in your
browers.

If you don't like Python, you can use Node.js.

```bash
npx serve
```

Hell, you can even use netcat.

```bash
echo -e "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\n\n$(cat index.html)" | nc -l 9000
```
 
## Moar Dependencies

I love cloning a repository to test what should be a simple solution only to see
something like this:

```bash
(node:5575) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
```

Puny, indeed.

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## Solutions

1. **Use the right tool for the job.** If you need to solve a simple problem, use a
   simple solution.
2. **Don't over-engineer.** You don't need a full-blown framework with fourty-two packages to solve every problem.
3. **Keep it simple.** Simple and readable solutions are easy to maintain.

## Conclusion

Over-engineered solutions are rampant. It's only going to get worse as programmers copy paste code generated by GPTs run by Co-Pilots.

Think before you deploy a heavyweight solution or you'll ++(dystopian digital hellscape) for your kids.

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