Yes, but worse is better.

http://www.jwz.org/doc/worse-is-better.html

The duct tape solution may only do 75% of the functionality, but it's there, and it's simplicity allows for hacks to be built on top of it.

The author of Worse is Better wrote papers attacking and defending WiB, even under a playful pseudonym. A decade after writing it, he still didn't settle on a side. So citing "Worse is Better" doesn't end the discussion right there.

http://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html