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One of the things I've been trying to do is look for simpler or rules underpinning good or bad design. I think one of the most valuable rules is avoid duplication. "Once and only once" is the Extreme Programming phrase.

Martin Fowler
Thinking, Design, Trying
"Design Principles and Code Ownership". Interview with Bill Venners, www.artima.com. November 11, 2002.
One of the things I've been trying to do is look for simpler or rules underpinning good or bad design. I think one of the most valuable rules is avoid duplication. Once and only once is the Extreme Programming phrase.