John Maeda's Laws of Simplicity
John Maeda’s latest book is about the laws of simplicity. Most of the laws can also be applied to programming.
Reduce and Organize Make small methods and classes that only do one thing well. Refactor common code and use the appropriate libs. Keep everything DRY.
Saving in time feels like simplicity Short iterations, continuous integration …
Knowledge makes everthing simpler Principle of the least suprise, use proper variable and class names.
In simplicity we trust Simpler code has less bugs and is easier to change.
Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful Use an programming language that express your ideas in the clearest way possible. Refactor to short clear methods that read like a DSL.