About THIS
There are a few philosophies within. The most important one is:
"Anything and everything may change."Code Is Not Sacred
We have no emotional attachment to this code. The code frequently is redesigned and rewritten. Write code in a manner as if it will be rewritten in the future.
"Be prepared to be deleted."Code Will Tell
First versions, proofs of concept, new ideas, are always implemented without consideration to performance or efficiency or even to understandability. "Sloppy" code that works is code that works. Eventually, the code itself will "tell the way" for improvement.
"Let it happen in it's own good time."Time To Redesign
If some portion of code is frequently being adjusted, redesign. If some code is confusing, redesign. If a file has become very large, redesign. If something is just not clear enough, or if the code suddenly "shows a new way", stop development and redesign. Code is not poetry.
"Code is meant to be rewritten."Yet Another Motto
Many little phrases all alike have been coined, and occasionally one seemed like a motto. But a truer motto has arisen:
"We are the Sloppy Perfectionists."