What is the KISS principle and what are its main elements?

The KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid or Keep It Short and Simple) is a design and development paradigm aimed at maintaining maximum simplicity of a system.

Main elements of the KISS principle:

• Simplicity: Solutions should be as simple as possible, without unnecessary complexity.
• Clarity: Code, design, and documentation should be easily understandable.
• Avoidance of redundancy: Unnecessary functions or layers of abstraction should not be added.
• Ease of maintenance: Simple systems are easier to support, modify, and debug.
• Iterativeness: Preference is given to small, incremental changes over large, complex ones.
• Minimization of dependencies: Dependencies between different parts of the system should be reduced.