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4 votes c/freepost Posted by ComicSans — 4 votes, 2 commentsSource

That was a fun read, but parsing the culture references and metaphors twisted my brain a little.

I think it’s just better to say these, without attaching value statements in the summary:

  • Security != Obscurity
  • Use the right tool (as in which of the -ities)
  • Keep secrets secret
  • Keep things easy enough for the user to use

Keep things easy enough for the user to use

This is my no.1 rule! I ask myself “how easy will this [thing that I’ve done right now] be to pickup again in 1 year if I stop using it right now?”. Then of course some complexity must be added… like if there’s a proxy you probably have to use multiple ports.