^DRY-KISS ~simple~ ~brevity~

Figure

A large pair of lips, curved upwards in a gentle smile.

Annotate

  1. Don't ^Repeat Yourself. 
    1. ^Give things a ~name~ for sake of ^Better ~organization~. 
    2. Use a ^Name to ^Avoid any ^Repeat of a ^Complex ~expression~. 
  2. ^Keep It ^Super ^Simple. 
    1. Allow a ~simple~ ~expression~ to ^Remain unnamed except ^When frequent. 
    2. Allow ~simple~ concepts to ^Remain undefined. 
    3. Don't ~name~ too many things, because it may ^Create ~needless~ ~abstract~ layers. 
    4. Don't ~express~ too many things, because an important ^Signal may ^Drown in ~noise~. 

Subject

^DRY-KISS is a mode of ^Symbol in which we ^Make these two popular acronyms ~harmonious~: Don't ^Repeat Yourself and ^Keep It ^Super ^Simple.  As the acronyms imply, we ^Need to get ^Close but not too ^Close and personal.  Don't ^Repeat Yourself yet ^Keep It ^Super ^Simple. 

Target

Anytime we ^Start to describe or ^Map out ^How things ^Relate.  Anytime we ^Need to ^Name-or-express in ~poise~.  Any ^Question or ^Answer may ^Find at least partial ~benefit~ in the efficiency of ~brevity~. 

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