Difference between revisions of "Zen of Web"

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(Added some Postel-inspired advice)
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* View the source Luke
 
* View the source Luke
 
* Keep it simple
 
* Keep it simple
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* Explicit is better than implicit
 
* Pave the cowpaths
 
* Pave the cowpaths
 
* Small pieces, loosely joined
 
* Small pieces, loosely joined
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* de facto  usually beats de jure
 
* No permission needed
 
* No permission needed
 
* Follow your nose
 
* Follow your nose

Revision as of 20:28, 22 November 2010

This is a collaborative effort to document the subtleties of building applications on the Web. The idea took inspiration from the Zen of Python. Please feel free to edit/add items below:

  • Default to open
  • Less is more
  • Everything is broken
  • View the source Luke
  • Keep it simple
  • Explicit is better than implicit
  • Pave the cowpaths
  • Small pieces, loosely joined
  • de facto usually beats de jure
  • No permission needed
  • Follow your nose
  • Everything is intertwingled
  • The world is your audience
  • You GET what you need
  • Resource-oriented (vs. service-oriented)
  • Tagsoup tastes good
  • A resource can be anything
  • Caching is your friend

If it turns into a useful list it could be turned into a collaborative code4lib2011 lightning talk or something.