Don't repeat yourself
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+ | Dave Thomas says it nicely on [http://www.artima.com/intv/dry.html this web page]. | ||
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+ | :"DRY says that every piece of system knowledge should have one authoritative, unambiguous representation. Every piece of knowledge in the development of something should have a single representation. A system's knowledge is far broader than just its code. It refers to database schemas, test plans, the build system, even documentation." | ||
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* [[Once and only once]] | * [[Once and only once]] |
Revision as of 05:47, 11 September 2008
Dave Thomas says it nicely on this web page.
- "DRY says that every piece of system knowledge should have one authoritative, unambiguous representation. Every piece of knowledge in the development of something should have a single representation. A system's knowledge is far broader than just its code. It refers to database schemas, test plans, the build system, even documentation."