Principle Subtract Before You Add

Remove dead weight and obsolete paths first; build on the simpler remaining system. Use when before an addition, rewrite, or structural refactor.

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Subtract Before You Add

Trigger

Before an addition, rewrite, or structural refactor.

Rule

Remove dead weight and obsolete paths first; build on the simpler remaining system.

Application

  1. Name the concrete decision this principle changes.
  2. Apply the rule to that decision, not as a decorative citation.
  3. Prefer evidence from the current repository/runtime over generic preference.
  4. If the principle conflicts with an explicit user constraint, keep the constraint and state the tradeoff.

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