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principles:rule_of_repair [2012-12-17 18:07] – created christianprinciples:rule_of_repair [2012-12-22 10:16] – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 > Repair what you can — but when you must fail, fail noisily and as soon as possible.((Eric S. Raymond: //[[http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html#id2878538|The Art of Unix Programming: Rule of Repair]]//)) > Repair what you can — but when you must fail, fail noisily and as soon as possible.((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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   * [[wp>Fail-fast]]   * [[wp>Fail-fast]]
   * Jim Gray: //[[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.110.9127|Why Do Computers Stop And What Can Be Done About It?]]//   * Jim Gray: //[[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.110.9127|Why Do Computers Stop And What Can Be Done About It?]]//
 +  * Joshua Bloch: //[[http://www.infoq.com/presentations/effective-api-design|How to Design a Good API & Why it Matters]]//
  
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