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* [The Spotify Model](#the-spotify-model)
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* [Wadler's Law](#wadlers-law)
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* [Wheaton's Law](#wheatons-law)
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* [Linus's Law](#linuss-law)
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* [Principles](#principles)
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* [The Dilbert Principle](#the-dilbert-principle)
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* [The Pareto Principle (The 80/20 Rule)](#the-pareto-principle-the-8020-rule)
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Coined by Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory), this simple, concise, and powerful law aims for an increase in harmony and respect within a professional organization. It can be applied when speaking with coworkers, performing code reviews, countering other points of view, critiquing, and in general, most professional interactions humans have with each other.
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### Linus's Law
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[Linus's Law on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus%27s_law)
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> Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.
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The law was formulated by [Eric S. Raymond](https://www.wikizeroo.org/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRXJpY19TLl9SYXltb25k) in his essay and book [The Cathedral and the Bazaar (1999)](https://www.wikizeroo.org/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvVGhlX0NhdGhlZHJhbF9hbmRfdGhlX0JhemFhcg), and was named in honor of Linus Torvalds.
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A more formal statement is:
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> Given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone.
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Although it is referred as a "[mantra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra)" of open source movement, it can be also considered during any kind of software development. More code reviews, more static analysis and multi-diciplined test processes will make the bugs more visible.
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## Principles
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Principles are generally more likely to be guidelines relating to design.
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