What is the KISS principle

The Kiss Principle,Keep it simple short stupid. at Valtech developer day 2010

1. WhatisKISS? What
is
KISS?
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2. Whatdoesthatmean? What
does
that
mean?
#2

3. A Common a
pp
roach
pp
Discuss
Develop Code
Informal Review
Issues/Problems
Review Code
Recongnize issues
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4. How will I benefit from KISS?
•You should be able to solve more problems,
faster
.
•You should be able to produce code to solve
complex
problems easily.
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•You should be able to produce higher
qua
lity
code
•You should be able to build larger systems,
easier
to maintain
•You're code base will be more
flexible
, easier to
extend
,
modify or refactor when new requirements arrive modify
or
refactor
when
new
requirements
arrive
•You should be able to
achieve more
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5. HowtoapplyKISS... How
to
apply
KISS...
•Be
Humble
, Except it SIMPLE, SHORT AND STUPID
•Break down
your work
•Keep your code
small
•Solve the problem
, then code it. Not the other way around
•Don't be
afraid
to throw away code.
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