These are the principles that guide the major design decisions in Concourse for the benefit of both users and developers
- Works right out the box
- Self explanatory
- Simply configurable when necessary
- No XML
Concourse should work right out the box–no assembly required
- Use sensible default preferences so that Concourse is immediately usable after installation without the need for additional configuration
- One click installation (just press play)
- Minimal external dependencies
- Where possible, package any external dependencies with Concourse
Tuning Concourse should be simple and painless
- Use simple key/value preferences
- Tuning preferences all go in one file
Concourse should never use XML for anything
- XML fucking sucks