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 ===== Caveats =====
-See section [[#contrary principles]].
+FF reveals problems which are already present in the system. For a system with only a few problems, this is good as the remaining faults are identified and fixed more easily. But applying FF to a system that has many problems may decrease reliability further as problems which were hidden, show up, produce error messages and lead to system aborts.
+See also section [[#contrary principles]].
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-===== Example =====
+===== Examples =====
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   * Joshua Bloch: //[[http://www.infoq.com/presentations/effective-api-design|How to Design a Good API & Why it Matters]]//
+===== Discussion =====
+Discuss this wiki article and the principle on the corresponding [[talk:principles:Fail Fast|talk page]].