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principle of least astonishment

Summary

principle of least astonishment is a programming principle[1]. It draws 220 Wikipedia views per month (programming_principle category, ranking #5 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • principle of least astonishment's instance of is recorded as programming principle[3].
  • principle of least astonishment's instance of is recorded as design principle[4].
  • principle of least astonishment's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05whf[5].
  • principle of least astonishment's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 182291661[6].

Why It Matters

principle of least astonishment draws 220 Wikipedia views per month (programming_principle category, ranking #5 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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