Programming Principles

Simplicity and Minimalism

• Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS): Prioritizing straightforward solutions and avoiding unnecessary complexity.
• You Aren’t Gonna Need It (YAGNI): Building only what's immediately necessary and avoiding premature features.
• Occam’s Razor: Choosing the simplest solution that effectively solves the problem.
• Minimum Viable Product (MVP): Focusing on delivering only the essential functionality first.

Reducing Redundancy and Ensuring Reusability

• Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY): Avoiding duplication of code or logic within the system.

Efficiency and Optimization

• Single Responsibility Principle (SRP): Ensuring that a class, module, or function has only one responsibility.
• Open Closed Principle (OCP): Designing modules that are open for extension but closed for modification.
• Boy Scout Rule: Always leaving the code cleaner than you found it.

Flexibility and Robustness

• SOLID Principles: A set of five guidelines for creating maintainable and scalable code (including SRP and OCP).
• Defensive Programming: Writing code that anticipates and handles errors gracefully.