SloppyAndForgiving

Postel's robustness principle : be conservative in what you send, liberal in what you accept

Discussed here : and http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=4204 and in forum comments here : http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=106&thread=4204

Counter Argument

http://fishbowl.pastiche.org/archives/001205.html#001205

See also :

InteroperabilityCanProceedWithoutPairwiseCooperation, PhenotropicProgramming, WorseIsBetter

Further :

• BrokerageAndClosure

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