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1. Have a unified execution and authoring environment. Any program must also provide the tool with which it was created and allow itself to be modified. We endeavor to make it as frictionless as possible for a user of a program to understand or modify it. **Anyone using a program can become its programmer within seconds.** We will insist on this via our open source license.
1. Have a unified execution and authoring environment. Any program must also provide the tool with which it was created and allow itself to be modified. We endeavor to make it as frictionless as possible for a user of a program to understand or modify it. **Anyone using a program can become its programmer within seconds.** We will insist on this via our open source license.
1. Anyone can code. Make it easy for anyone to modify any part of the system. Imposing restrictive [encapsulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encapsulation_(computer_programming)) is selfish and elitist.
1. Anyone can code. Make it easy for anyone to modify any part of the system. Imposing restrictive [encapsulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encapsulation_(computer_programming)) is selfish and elitist.
1. Milliseconds matter. A programmer should see the results of a program modification instantaneously.
1. Milliseconds matter. A programmer should see the results of a program modification instantaneously.
1. It is extremely important for systems to be [self hosted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-hosting_(compilers)). Only use other programming systems as a bootstrap mechanism. If your system uses nothing written with another system, then you can rest assured that it is complete.
1. It is extremely important for systems to be self hosted. Only use other programming systems as a bootstrap mechanism. If your system uses nothing written with another system, then you can rest assured that it is complete.
1.[Dynamic analysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_program_analysis) with 100% [code coverage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_coverage) is far more effective at catching programmer mistakes than static analysis will ever be. Programming tools can make such testing much less cumbersome.
1.[Dynamic analysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_program_analysis) with 100% [code coverage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_coverage) is far more effective at catching programmer mistakes than static analysis will ever be. Programming tools can make such testing much less cumbersome.
1. Never compromise the present for backwards compatibility. Fix mistakes as soon as they are identified regardless of how it affects existing dependees. An antiquated dependee can either keep up or become an artifact.
1. Never compromise the present for backwards compatibility. Fix mistakes as soon as they are identified regardless of how it affects existing dependees. An antiquated dependee can either keep up or become an artifact.
1. The programming language must make it easy for the programmer to understand and control what the computer is doing at the lowest level. High level abstractions should never lessen this understanding.
1. The programming language must make it easy for the programmer to understand and control what the computer is doing at the lowest level. High level abstractions should never lessen this understanding.
