The mess we're in

Imperative insanity

Causing software projects to fail

Stop programming

for the love of god..

Spend less time writing code
Spend more time thinking
Spend more time learning

Complexity

Most complexity is accidental - not required.
Taken for granted (wrongfully)
Understanding the domain and problem is vital

Simple

is always better than complex
required discipline

Code is a biproduct

solving problems is the value
write code for humans - not computers

var numbers = [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]];
var doubled = [];

for(var i = 0; i < numbers.length; i++) {
  var entry = [];
  for (var j = 0; j < numbers[i].length; j++) {
    entry.push(numbers[i][j] * 2);
  }
  doubled.push(entry);
}

console.log(doubled); //=> [[2, 4], [6, 8], [10, 12]]

var numbers = [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]];
var doubled = numbers.map(n => n.map(m => m * 2));

Functional JavaScript

Stop using

for / while
nested if/else
mutative intermediate state
imperative programming style

Start using

functional approaches
abstractions
composition
streams

Tools

streams
lodash
highland
ramda

Declarative

Your code should read as a recipe of what to do - not how to do it

Takeaway

Take a step back (regularly)
It doesn't have to be complex
Think more - code less (but better)
Learn the tools
Always keep learning