Laws of Software Engineering · Saying
Saying
Kernighan's Law
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code. So if you write it as cleverly as you can, you cannot debug it.
How to use it. Write at half your maximum cleverness. Leave room for the future debugger, who is you, tired, at 11pm.
How it gets misused. Used to refuse all sophistication. The rule is about needless cleverness.
Related
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Principle
Beck's Four Rules of Simple Design
A simple design passes its tests, makes intent clear, has no duplicated knowledge, and uses the fewest elements possible. The rules apply in that order.
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Saying
KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
The simpler version usually wins.