ETC

Easier To Change, ETC, is a principle from the pragmatic programmer that helps programmer evaluate what good design is.

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The Pragmatic Programmer (p. 29).

A thing is well designed if it adapts to the people who use it. For code, that means it must adapt by changing. So we believe in the ETC principle: Easier to Change. ETC. That's it.

Backlinks

• ETC can help architectural judgement
  • When it comes to technical design, what's important is to pick an option that's easier to change later (ETC). In absence of a good criteria, software engineers may opt for something that's more artistic (§Peacock architecture Beaumaris architecture).