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| author | levine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795> | 1997-12-23 16:58:34 +0000 |
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| committer | levine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795> | 1997-12-23 16:58:34 +0000 |
| commit | 00b6eaeb99b9dd93ee983a23a0bf890d1a81ed0c (patch) | |
| tree | 537835fa3b9dd7a4ec4f58686d8d93c55ed5b9ec /etc | |
| parent | e6d897cb3322e3a6f5726c39dc53e768c562939f (diff) | |
| download | ATCD-00b6eaeb99b9dd93ee983a23a0bf890d1a81ed0c.tar.gz | |
added "Normalize" SE guideline
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diff --git a/etc/ACE-guidelines.html b/etc/ACE-guidelines.html index cb74c1f58bd..158eef230a9 100644 --- a/etc/ACE-guidelines.html +++ b/etc/ACE-guidelines.html @@ -565,18 +565,22 @@ to Graham for providing the OSE tools!<p> <h3>Software Engineering Guidelines</h3> <ul> - <li><strong>Advise</strong>: keep other developers informed of problems + <li><strong>Advise</strong>: Keep other developers informed of problems and progress.<p> - <li><strong>Authorize</strong>: we have contractual obligations to not + <li><strong>Authorize</strong>: We have contractual obligations to not unilaterally change interfaces. If you need to change or remove an interface, get an OK.<p> <li><strong>Minimize</strong> risk: Test all changes. Solicit review of changes.<p> - <li><strong>Revise</strong> only when necessary: every change has risk, + <li><strong>Revise</strong> only when necessary: Every change has risk, so avoid making any change unless there is a good reason for it.<p> + + <li><strong>Normalize</strong>: Maintain only one copy of a data value. + For example, combine configuration data for similar platforms into + a common configuraiton file.<p> </ul><p> |