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-===== Definition =====+===== Principle Statement =====
  
-The definition section states the principle in one or two sentences. This may be the original wording or a new one.+The principle statement states the principle in one or two sentences. This may be the original wording or a new one.
  
  
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 Principles normally are not hard rules but rather heuristics or rules of thumb. So there is no formal proof showing that the principle is correct in each and every situation. Nevertheless there needs to be a reason for the principle, meaning some rationale explaining why it holds. In order to apply the principle, the rationale is applied to the given design problem that is to be solved. If the rationale holds in this case, the principle may be applied. Principles normally are not hard rules but rather heuristics or rules of thumb. So there is no formal proof showing that the principle is correct in each and every situation. Nevertheless there needs to be a reason for the principle, meaning some rationale explaining why it holds. In order to apply the principle, the rationale is applied to the given design problem that is to be solved. If the rationale holds in this case, the principle may be applied.
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 +===== Strategies ======
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 +This section lists strategies that can be used to transform a given solution in a way that the result better adheres to the principle. This cannot be a complete list but describes the most common strategies.
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 +===== Caveats =====
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 +This section lists warnings on how //not// to use this principle. Disadvantages are partly treated below in the section "contrary principles". Nevertheless there are sometimes helpful remarks on pitfalls and wrong usages that cannot be described using contrary principles. This section discusses these issues.
  
  
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 Apart from the original source which may be already mentioned inthe origin section there may be other articles, discussions and wikis discussing the principle. If they are worth looking into, they are listed here. Apart from the original source which may be already mentioned inthe origin section there may be other articles, discussions and wikis discussing the principle. If they are worth looking into, they are listed here.
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about/describing_principles.txt · Last modified: 2013-09-05 20:28 by christian