The Constitution · 10 principles
Core Principles
The foundational values that guide every engineering decision in AZOTH.
What are Core Principles?
Core Principles are the durable, non-negotiable values that everything else in AZOTH is built on. They are AZOTH's constitution — independent of language, framework or trend.
Why they exist
Standards, templates, ADRs and case studies change as technology changes. Principles don't. They give every other document a stable foundation to derive from and a consistent way to resolve trade-offs.
How they influence engineering decisions
Every standard and decision should trace back to one or more principles. When two good options conflict, the principles decide. When a new pattern appears, the principles tell us whether to adopt it.
Principles Index
10 TOTALDesign interconnected systems, not isolated features.
Build quality in from the start; don't inspect it in later.
Write code for the engineer who maintains it next.
Prefer the boring solution everyone understands.
Design APIs, tools and docs around the people who use them.
If you do it twice by hand, automate the third time.
Fix the cause, not the symptom.
Improve the system in small, reversible steps.
The best engineering is a team output, not a solo act.
Own what you build, from design through production.
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