HERE'S AN 'ISM FOR YOU

Given enough users, every observable behavior becomes somebody’s dependency.

Laws, principles, and general software "isms".

The collection

9 ISMs & COUNTING

9 isms to explore

Alphabetically, A–Z

Software isms and their statements
NAME	THE IDEA
Amundsen's Maxim	Remember, when designing your Web API, your data model is not your object model is not your resource model is not your message model.
Blub Paradox	The tools you know shape which improvements you can recognize.
Conway’s Law	The shape of your organization shows up in the shape of your software.
Hyrum’s Law	Given enough users, every observable behavior becomes somebody’s dependency.
Law of Leaky Abstractions	An abstraction can hide complexity, but it cannot make the underlying system disappear.
Ninety-Ninety Rule	The first 90% takes 90% of the time. Finishing the rest takes another 90%.
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