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What is Kiss Principle

Posted by editor on November 3, 2007

KISS in Agile stands for Keep it simple Stupid

This applies to everything from planning, to design to development.

Do the simplest thing possible.

Don’t make it up.

Keep it simple

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One Response to “What is Kiss Principle”

  1. PhilippeAntras Says:
    January 2, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    Hello,

    The KISS principle is mentionned in Eric Raymond, New Hacker dictionary and therefore predates agile.
    See http://www.ccil.org/jargon/jargon_26.html#SEC33

    The corresponding XP practice is Simple design.

    Cheers,
    Philippe

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