don't repeat yourself
software development principle with the goal of reducing repetitive software patterns, and replacing them with abstractions that use data normalization to avoid redundancy
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don't repeat yourself
Summary
don't repeat yourself is a programming principle[1]. It draws 861 Wikipedia views per month (programming_principle category, ranking #2 of 13).[2]
Key Facts
- don't repeat yourself's instance of is recorded as programming principle[3].
- don't repeat yourself's instance of is recorded as acronym[4].
- don't repeat yourself's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/093qwz[5].
- don't repeat yourself's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/dry[6].
- don't repeat yourself's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/tags/dry[7].
- don't repeat yourself's different from is recorded as Dry[8].
- don't repeat yourself's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 23228864[9].
Why It Matters
don't repeat yourself draws 861 Wikipedia views per month (programming_principle category, ranking #2 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]