Design principles

DRY · KISS · YAGNI

Three everyday rules that keep designs lean: Don’t Repeat Yourself, Keep It Simple, You Aren’t Gonna Need It. An animated lesson where the diagram draws itself as the design grows.

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  • Animated diagrams

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3 lessons, each with diagrams that draw themselves.

What you will learn

  • Three rules that keep a design lean
  • DRY: Don’t Repeat Yourself
  • KISS: Keep It Simple
  • YAGNI: You Aren’t Gonna Need It

More low-level design

Watch DRY · KISS · YAGNI take shape

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