Worse is Better

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gptkbp:instanceOf software design philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs New Jersey style
gptkbp:contrastsWith MIT approach
gptkbp:deemphasizes completeness
consistency
correctness
gptkbp:describes software design approach favoring simplicity
gptkbp:discusses software engineering literature
gptkbp:emphasizes portability
ease of implementation
simplicity of implementation
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Lisp:_Good_News,_Bad_News,_How_to_Win_Big
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Worse is Better
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:C_programming_language
Unix design
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Richard_P._Gabriel
1990
gptkbp:relatedTo minimalism in software design
pragmatism in software engineering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Gabriel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4