Programming by Coincidence

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gptkbp:instanceOf software development concept
gptkbp:advice Avoid relying on luck or accidental behavior in code
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Programming_Deliberately
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:David_Thomas
gptkb:Andrew_Hunt
gptkbp:defines A software development anti-pattern where code works by accident rather than by design
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:The_Pragmatic_Programmer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Programming by Coincidence
gptkbp:relatedTo software engineering best practices
code reliability
defensive programming
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Pragmatic_Programmer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6