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+      <h1>𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔰</h1>
+
+      <p class="description">
+        This is partly satirical and purposefully strange to be humorous. These
+        are my personal rules for software development (and other projects where
+        I get carried away easily).
+      </p>
+
+      <p><em>The Guides.</em> The Guiding Principles.</p>
+
+      <p>
+        They guide you. They will not lead you astray. Obey <em>The Guides</em>.
+      </p>
+
+      <p>
+        You've heard them go by different names. YAGNI. KISS. These are not
+        falsehoods, but they are not <em>The Guides</em>. Seek the wisdom of the
+        guides.
+      </p>
+
+      <blockquote>
+        𝔗𝔥𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔱 𝔴𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔢 𝔞𝔰 𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔠𝔬𝔡𝔢 𝔞𝔰 𝔭𝔬𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔤𝔢𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔧𝔬𝔟 𝔡𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱.
+      </blockquote>
+
+      <blockquote>
+        O Guides, may I please just add this one extra feature? It won't take me
+        long and it will be so nice to have later.
+      </blockquote>
+
+      <blockquote>
+        𝔗𝔥𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔱 𝔴𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔢 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖉𝖊 𝖓𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖆𝖗𝖞 𝔱𝔬 𝔤𝔢𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔧𝔬𝔟 𝔡𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱.
+      </blockquote>
+
+      <blockquote>
+        O Guides, this can't be correct code. I haven't used proper software
+        development patterns, processes, or practices.
+      </blockquote>
+
+      <blockquote>
+        𝔓𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔫𝔰 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔞𝔨𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔭𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔫𝔰 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔦-𝔭𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔫𝔰.
+      </blockquote>
+
+      <blockquote>
+        O Guides, how may I approach this project pragmatically?
+      </blockquote>
+
+      <blockquote>ℌ𝔢𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔰𝔢 𝔯𝔲𝔩𝔢𝔰:</blockquote>
+
+      <ol>
+        <li>
+          You may only write code directly related to the task at hand. Don't
+          get distracted.
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          Once you have working code, make it correct. Once it is correct, make
+          it secure. Once it is secure, make it small. Once it is small, stop.
+        </li>
+        <li>The enemy of good is better.</li>
+      </ol>
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