Extreme programming practices: Difference between revisions

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'''Simple design''' is a ''shared understanding'' practice.

Programmers should take a "simple is best" approach to software design. Whenever a new piece of code is written, the author should ask themselves 'is there a simpler way to introduce the same functionality?'. If the answer is yes, the simpler course should be chosen. Refactoring should also be used, to make complex code simpler.

=== Small releases ===