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Refactoring
Changing the internal structure of existing code, in small tested steps, without changing what the program does.
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Modularity
Modularity is dividing a system into modules that each hide one design decision behind a stable interface, so that decision can change without touching other modules.
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Postel's Law
Jon Postel's 1980 design rule for network software: be strict and conformant in what your own software sends, but tolerant of variations in what it accepts, as long as the sender's meaning is still clear.

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