HERE'S AN 'ISM FOR YOU

Send carefully formed messages, and be tolerant of what you receive.

Postel’s Law

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
Postel’s Law Send carefully formed messages, and be tolerant of what you receive.
Two Hard Things Keeping cached data correct and giving things good names are deceptively hard problems.
YAGNI Build the capability you need now, when you have evidence that you need it.
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