A paper by Chuck Moore about software complexity.
Snippet: "I must say that I'm appalled at the code I see. Because all this code suffers the same failings, I conclude it's not a sporadic problem. Apparently all these programmers have copied each others style and are content with the result: that complex applications require millions of lines of code. And that's not even counting the operating system required."
Read this for more: http://www.colorforth.com/1percent.html
See also: KISS