Saturday, 8 June 2013

Why complex is better than complicated? [duplicate]

Why complex is better than complicated? [duplicate]

This question already has an answer here:
What does Tim Peters mean by “complex is better than complicated”? 6 answers
In python, when you "import this", you can get The Zen of Python.
It says "Complex" is better than "Complicated". Why is that? What's the difference between complex and complicated in programming (or in general)?
Beautiful is better than ugly.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated. <--
Flat is better than nested.
Sparse is better than dense.
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