Lil hinn minn mudelli speċifiċi, prinċipji ta' ħames bħal DRY, KISS, YAGNI, u oħrajn iggwidu l-kitba ta' kodiċi tajjib. Dawn il-prinċipji li jitfakru faċilment jaqbdu ħikma fundamentali dwar is-semplicità, l-evitar tad-duplikazzjoni, u l-ma jbinix aktar minn dak li meħtieġ.
Prinċipji essenzjali
DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) → avoid DUPLICATION → each piece of knowledge has ONE
authoritative representation (duplication → bugs/changes in many places)
KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) → favor SIMPLICITY → simple solutions are easier to
understand, maintain, and debug (avoid unnecessary complexity)
YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It) → don't build features/flexibility you don't NEED yet →
avoid speculative generality (build what's needed, not what might be needed)
