The Secret of Maintainability
Post from March 7, 2008 (ā» July 4, 2015), filed under Web Development.
Keep it simple.
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On March 7, 2008, 14:40 CET, Zacky Ma said:
This post is coolā¦
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On March 7, 2008, 14:47 CET, Keegan said:
Nothing to add. š
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On March 7, 2008, 14:54 CET, Jens Nedal said:
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On March 7, 2008, 18:25 CET, Duluoz said:
I donāt get it. Can you please elaborate?
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On March 8, 2008, 12:51 CET, Jens Oliver Meiert said:
David, well, even though I āover-simplifiedā the essence here is trivial: The best recipe for maintainability is keeping things simpleāthe fewer elements your site has, the fewer rules your style sheets contain, the easier is maintenance.
The overall picture, however, probably ask us to remember Einstein: āEverything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.ā š
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On March 24, 2008, 19:57 CET, Rafael Rez Oliveira said:
Perfect!
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On April 9, 2008, 11:20 CEST, seektan said:
great !
keep simple is reduce mistakes; more things with more mistakes -
On April 23, 2008, 20:49 CEST, Jordan Clark said:
Another good quote from Einstein:
āAny intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of geniusāand a lot of courageāto move in the opposite direction. ā
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