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                The Four Elements of Simple Design
              
          
    The Four Elements of Simple Design


Introduced by [Kent Beck][beck] in the 1990s.
Part of his software development methodology [Extreme Programming][extreme-programming].
His exact wording appears in the [White Book][white-book].

The rules can be stated as followed:

Passes all tests
Maximizes clarity