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+== Preface ==
+I take my software design and engineering philosophy partially from Python's famous 'import this':
+<pre>
+ddahl-t500 ~ % python
+Python 2.6.2 (release26-maint, Apr 19 2009, 01:56:41)
+[GCC 4.3.3] on linux2
+Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
+>>> import this
+The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
+Beautiful is better than ugly.
+Explicit is better than implicit.
+Simple is better than complex.
+Complex is better than complicated.
+Flat is better than nested.
+Sparse is better than dense.
+Readability counts.
+Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
+Although practicality beats purity.
+Errors should never pass silently.
+Unless explicitly silenced.
+In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
+There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
+Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
+Now is better than never.
+Although never is often better than *right* now.
+If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
+If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
+Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
+</pre>
+I Love these sayings, following these precepts where appropriate will help you design systems that people want to use, and more importantly,  want to extend.
 == Places Observations ==