<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Commonplace Book</title><link>/tags/software-development/</link><description>Recent content on Commonplace Book</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-US</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:47:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/tags/software-development/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) Principle</title><link>/posts/5a2-kiss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/posts/5a2-kiss/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="kiss--keep-it-simple-stupid"&gt;KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;KISS is a simple design principle that&amp;rsquo;s hard to follow. It&amp;rsquo;s easy to get caught up in complex solutions when a simpler one would suffice. The key is to focus on the simplest solution that meets the requirements.&lt;/p&gt;</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 id="kiss--keep-it-simple-stupid">KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)</h2>
<p>KISS is a simple design principle that&rsquo;s hard to follow. It&rsquo;s easy to get caught up in complex solutions when a simpler one would suffice. The key is to focus on the simplest solution that meets the requirements.</p>
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&lt;p&gt;Applying the DRY principle is pretty simple. If you find yourself writing the same code more than once, refactor it into an external function or class.&lt;/p&gt;</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 id="dry--don-t-repeat-yourself">DRY (Don&rsquo;t Repeat Yourself)</h2>
<p>Applying the DRY principle is pretty simple. If you find yourself writing the same code more than once, refactor it into an external function or class.</p>
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="../../posts/5a1-dry/"&gt;DRY (Dont&amp;rsquo; Repeat Yourself)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="../../posts/5a2-kiss/"&gt;KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<li><a href="/posts/5a1-dry/">DRY (Dont&rsquo; Repeat Yourself)</a></li>
<li><a href="/posts/5a2-kiss/">KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)</a></li>
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