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---+ %WIKITOOLNAME% Mission Statement

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__"%WIKITOOLNAME%, THE Next Generation Online Application Development and Integration Platform"__

---++ Development guidelines
---+++ User considerations
   * Good !OutOfTheBox experience
   * Easy to install, use, and administer
   * Protect user investment, ensure data integrity
   * Open and stable APIs
   * Graceful degradation 
      * _on client and server sides_
   * Make it beautiful
   * Web 2.0 extensions
   * Multi-language support
   * !PerformancePerformancePerformance

---+++ Community perspective
   * Many small steps 
      * _Evolution is preferred over revolution_
   * Maintainable source 
      * _Follow Coding Standards; write clear, descriptive comments; use intention-revealing naming and simple and obvious structure_
   * Architectural integrity 
      * _Don't just hack in fixes; go the extra mile to make them *fit*_
   * [[Development.UnitTests][Maximize test coverage]] 
      * _Test *everything*, and automate tests wherever possible_
   * Tests must pass 
      * _If the tests ever fail, drop everything and fix them_
   * High production quality gates
   * Functional elegance

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 (STOPINCLUDE here, above mission statement gets included by ReadmeFirst. Anything below is for discussion)

While the mission should not be an exact copy of the TWiki mission, the TWiki Mission was defined by the community that now lives here and thus might reflect similar values.

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See also: CoreValues

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Topic revision: r9 - 06 Jan 2011, ArthurClemens

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