Dror Eyal defines six interesting laws to have in mind when creating new software. Summarizing, they are the following ones:
- Single idea (create software that fulfills a specific need, be able to explain what software does in a single sentence)
- Collaborate (don’t create software that do everything, interoperate with other software complementing yours)
- Disappear (reduce and simplify the user interface)
- Simplify (reduce the learning curve of the technology)
- Release (publish prototypes, think in iterative releases and let the user base grow)
- Comply (follow standards)