KISS Principle

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

KISS Principle
 /kis' prin'si.pl/, n.

   "Keep It Simple, Stupid". A maxim often invoked when discussing design
   to fend off {creeping featurism} and control development complexity.
   Possibly related to the {marketroid} maxim on sales presentations,
   "Keep It Short and Simple".

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

KISS Principle

   /kis' prin'si-pl/ Keep It Simple, Stupid.

   A maxim often invoked when discussing design to fend off
   {creeping featurism} and control complexity of development.
   Possibly related to the {marketroid} maxim on sales
   presentations, "Keep It Short and Simple".

   See also {Occam's Razor}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1994-11-18)

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