From 32920982ba17972e7849738bbfab6ae2f4c29186 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dillon Adams <28228453+DillonAd@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 09:38:28 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Adding section for Hanlon's Razor --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 71f3a43..0f35edb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Laws, Theories, Principles and Patterns that developers will find useful. * [Amdahl's Law](#amdahls-law) * [Brooks's Law](#brookss-law) * [Conway's Law](#conways-law) + * [Hanlon's Razor](#hanlons-razor) * [Hofstadter's Law](#hofstadters-law) * [The Hype Cycle & Amara's Law](#the-hype-cycle--amaras-law) * [Hyrum's Law (The Law of Implicit Interfaces)](#hyrums-law-the-law-of-implicit-interfaces) @@ -90,6 +91,14 @@ See also: - [The Spotify Model](#the-spotify-model) +### Hanlon's Razor + +[Hanlon's Razor on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor) + +> "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." + +This principal suggests that actions resulting in a negative outcome were not a result of ill will. Instead the negative outcome is more likely attributed to those actions and/or the impact being not fully understood. + ### Hofstadter's Law [Hofstadter's Law on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter%27s_law) From 47b5fa2c25e16a5df836f62cc55f6aaf00dc875e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dillon Adams <28228453+DillonAd@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 09:44:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Correcting spelling of principle in Hanlon's Razor Section --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0f35edb..db80601 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ See also: > "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." -This principal suggests that actions resulting in a negative outcome were not a result of ill will. Instead the negative outcome is more likely attributed to those actions and/or the impact being not fully understood. +This principle suggests that actions resulting in a negative outcome were not a result of ill will. Instead the negative outcome is more likely attributed to those actions and/or the impact being not fully understood. ### Hofstadter's Law From d3a66b3324d32e7d7c37bb7d4810fc071afb04b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dillon Adams <28228453+DillonAd@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 09:49:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Adding author's name to Hanlon's Razor section --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index db80601..6110168 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ See also: [Hanlon's Razor on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor) -> "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." +> "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." +> +> -Robert J. Hanlon This principle suggests that actions resulting in a negative outcome were not a result of ill will. Instead the negative outcome is more likely attributed to those actions and/or the impact being not fully understood.