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The Complexity of Simplicity

Oxide Computer Company

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  • Presented by Bryan Cantrill, Co-Founder and CTO of Oxide Computer Company
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Systems programmingSoftware designSimplicity and complexitySoftware architectureRust

Bryan Cantrill delivers a keynote on the challenges of achieving simplicity in systems design and software engineering.

Keynote given at TalosCon by Oxide Co-Founder and CTO Bryan Cantrill in Amsterdam on October 17, 2025. Slides available at speakerdeck.com/bcantrill/the-complexity-of-simplicity

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What people say. Recommended as an insightful keynote on the philosophical and practical trade-offs of simplicity in systems engineering.

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The Complexity of Simplicity