Stop Building Super-Components That Do Everything!

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Imagine this. You go into the hardware store, to buy a hammer. Not a super-hammer. Certainly nothing like Thor would have. The clerk listens to your ask, rummages in the back for a while, then comes back with a big, four pound, Swiss army knife with 27 different capabilities. Among others, it features a threading needle, a tooth elevator and an eyelash curler. The hammer you expected to get costs $10…