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principles:postel_s_law [2012-12-17 23:19] – created christianprinciples:postel_s_law [2013-05-19 22:09] – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-===== Definition =====+===== Principle Statement =====
  
 > "Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others."((Jon Postel: //[[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc761|RFC 761: Transmission Control Protocol]]//)) > "Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others."((Jon Postel: //[[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc761|RFC 761: Transmission Control Protocol]]//))
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 ===== Rationale ===== ===== Rationale =====
  
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 +===== Caveats =====
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 +See section [[#contrary principles]].
  
  
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 ===== Evidence ===== ===== Evidence =====
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 ==== Contrary Principles ==== ==== Contrary Principles ====
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 +  * [[principles:Fail fast]] (FF): While FF is (amongst others) about checking for erroneous parameters, Postel's Law is about not being too strict with parameters. It says that the design should allow for uncommon or strangely arranged (yet meaningful) input data. This does not contradict FF as Postel's Law does not demand to process meaningless or erroneous data.
  
 ==== Complementary Principles ==== ==== Complementary Principles ====
  
-  * [[principles:Rule Of Repair]] 
   * [[principles:Principle Of Least Surprise]]   * [[principles:Principle Of Least Surprise]]
  
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-===== Example =====+===== Examples =====
  
  
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   * Joel Spolsky: //[[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000306.html|A Hard Drill Makes an Easy Battle]]//   * Joel Spolsky: //[[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000306.html|A Hard Drill Makes an Easy Battle]]//
   * Eric S. Raymond: //[[http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html#id2878538|The Art of Unix Programming: Rule of Repair]]//   * Eric S. Raymond: //[[http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html#id2878538|The Art of Unix Programming: Rule of Repair]]//
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