Alejandro Garcia wrote:
Which one of the following systems is more complex? (look at the attached image) [...] Most peoplo would say that System A is more complex thansystem B. [...] But other people would say that System B is simplier. [...]
I assume here you meant to write "Most people would say that system A is simpler", otherwise the "But other people" would make no sense.
And here is where side effects come along if each one the nodes doesn't have any side effects. [...] Then system B is much "simplier" ie easier to know how it will behave given an input.
Sorry, but could could please elucidate your meaning? With "side effects", do you mean intra- or inter-node side effects? 1. If side-effects are not allowed to propagate from node to node, then I don't see how system B can be simpler, except if you just go on to claim that the nodes in system A are more complex internally. In this case your image is worthless, because there is nothing in it to indicate that fact. 2. If your side effects are allowed to propagate from one node to another, then your image is worthless, because it omits to show those connections. To sum it up: Either system A is simpler (fewer nodes, no interactions), or the image you sent is in some essential way misleading. Regards, frank
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