# The Root of the Root of All Evil by Casey Muratori

7 Hacker News commenters recommended The Root of the Root of All Evil by Casey Muratori and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a detailed, insightful talk on software complexity that rewards the three-hour time investment. Critics say it offers nothing new and is a little fluffy.

## Why people recommend it

- Worth the three-hour time investment (2 comments): "I thought it was worth it if you can find the time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499234)) "This is one talk that is worth the 3 hours" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49500077))
- Insightful and detailed on its topic (2 comments): "discusses this whole train of thought in much further detail" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49906249)) "his talk is really insightful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49498376))

## What people warn about

- Nothing new or earthshattering (1 comments): "It doesn't really contain anything new or earthshattering" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49506511))
- A little fluffy (1 comments): "It's also a little fluffy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49500106))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Root of the Root of All Evil by Casey Muratori", https://hackerapproved.com/p/root-of-the-root-of-all-evil/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).