What's the point of lightweight code with modern computers?

There is no shortcut through the hills if complexity. From [0]: "I wouldn’t give a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity; I would give my right arm for the simplicity on the far side of complexity"...

If you move on to the next complex thing, you miss out on the most valuable learning, namely what the essence of the thing you semi-accidentally built really is and what really is worth carrying on into the future...

[0] https://pmhut.com/project-management-on-the-far-side-of-comp...