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ideas:principles [2020/05/01 16:55] fantasaiideas:principles [2022/08/26 16:24] fantasai
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   ; DBaron's Degrees of Freedom Caveat   ; DBaron's Degrees of Freedom Caveat
   : When the platform has too many degrees of freedom in it, developers aren't able to test what they're doing well enough. [This results in buggy web pages, particularly on minority systems, and is therefore bad.]   : When the platform has too many degrees of freedom in it, developers aren't able to test what they're doing well enough. [This results in buggy web pages, particularly on minority systems, and is therefore bad.]
 +  ; fantasai Principle of Proper Resilience
 +  : We try to make sure behavior is good by default, and resilient in weird cases. We do not choose bad behavior by default because it's the most straightforward way to be resilient.
   ; Roc Principle of Spec-writing   ; Roc Principle of Spec-writing
   : If Robert O'Callahan is unhappy with your spec, you're the one who's wrong.   : If Robert O'Callahan is unhappy with your spec, you're the one who's wrong.
 
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