- Study the canons. (Judge the commentary.)
- Validate and verify. (Don’t test too much.)
- Prevent inadvertent errors. (Don’t be too paranoid.)
- Be consistent. (Make warranted exceptions.)
- Elucidate. (Don’t be too verbose.)
- Be concise. (Don’t be too cryptic.)
- Combine simple, independent pieces. (Spurn unorganized piles of parts.)
- Favor clarity over efficiency. (Be efficient when necessary.)
- Innovate. (Be practical.)
- Reuse, revise, reject, repeat. (Stop.)