credo

It comes from the Latin word credo, meaning "I trust.

An alternative credo for hackers to ascribe to?

I think that credo may be right - it is societal and cultural pressure that prevent girls from going into these fields.

The programmer credo is to work hard and work smart.> I guess the current "shiny" thing is still more-or-less Ruby [with] Rails.

If they shake it off and say, "let's dance," rather than calling their patent lawyers, then they will have lived up to the credo they're espousing here.

I like to quote the Johnson & Johnson credo, written in 1943 by the founding chairman before the company went public.

Samsung's IP theft issues would lead me to believe that their credo is "whatever it takes to win" and this kind of behavior isn't out of line with their track record.

And as an additional insurance, their employee retention/recruitment depends on them living up to their credo.

Some AFJ purists would even claim it's the right way to do it under the methodology, which is arguably one of its major differences from the MVP credo.

What we have in store is really good, and I know it will take time to rebuild our credo with the dev community, but we're committed, and again... you will like what you will soon see.

It's about evaluating all the circumstances and making the best decision rather than applying one credo constantly and repeatedly.