I'm writing about my 5 favorite unix design principles on my blog this
week, and it got me wondering what others' favorite unix design principles
are? For reference, mine are:

- Rule of Separation (from TAOUP <http://catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/>
)
- Let the Machine Do the Dirty Work (from Elements of Programming Style)
- Rule of Silence (from TAOUP <http://catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/>)
- Data Dominates (Rob Pike #5)
- The SPOT (Single Point of Truth) Rule (from TAOUP
<http://catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/>)

 Tyler