Simple solutions are POSSIBLE

Did you ever find yourself coding and seeing a trend that code is getting complicated more and more? On UI layer? In Business logic?

And you wonder, can I make design/implementation less complicated, simpler? What causes complications? Customer requirements? Framed task? My Design? My implementation? Me? Chosen technology? Coworker? Broken coffee machine? My spouse? Who?

.users, customers want simple Results

.simple Results enable simple Design

.simple Design enables simple Implementation

start from start, from requirements. Do requirements enable simple Result to users? The rest is in your, coder’s power.

This sounds like an idealistic approach. Yes I agree, if all the involved parties knew what they are doing, then on every phase of project development they would not be a place for “bad things”.
Theory is theory, but life is a mess. Practical tricks are more interesting to me.
I like reading your post though, it challenges me for better.