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- minimal constraint, principle of
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From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source
The idea that engineering or other designs should define only
what they have to, leaving other aspects of the system and other
systems as unconstrained as possible.
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From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15) | Glossary for this source
An architectural principle is a fundamental rule that applies
to a large number of situations and variables. Architectural
principles include "separation of concerns", "generic interface",
"self-descriptive syntax," "visible semantics," "network effect"
(Metcalfe's Law), and Amdahl's Law: "The speed of a system is
limited by its slowest component."
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