goran.hultgren at bluefish.se wrote:

> > Robert> 	What does TSTTCPW stand for?
> > 
> > "The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work"
> 
... 
> It's an XP "saying". XP as in eXtreme Programmig. More or less it means
> that a simple solution that works, 

No, no, that misses a key concept: start with the simplest solution that
/could/ possibly work.  It's better to undershoot and add a little to it
(only if necessary) than to take a chance of getting a too-complex
solution to start with.

> even though it isn't the best
> solution or the prettiest, is better to begin with because you will
> learn more about the problem and then later you can refactor it *if
> needed*. Often that last part never occurs. ;-)

 
-- Frank