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copied!<p>There is a very good <a href="http://www.se-radio.net/podcast/2008-07/episode-104-plugin-architectures" rel="nofollow noreferrer">episode</a> of <a href="http://www.se-radio.net" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Software Engineering Radio</a>, which you may be interested in.</p> <p>For future reference, I have reproduced here the "<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=0X6wZRd5OOQC&pg=PP2&lpg=PP2&source=bl&ots=nM6-APiQGz&sig=2bHPZikkIU0h7D3lH-A2_qpj0HI&hl=en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rules for Enablers</a>" (<a href="http://samson959.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!EA0CC6C044B39D00!187.entry" rel="nofollow noreferrer">alternative link</a>) given in the excellent <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/530838" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Contributing to Eclipse</a> by Erich Gamma, Kent Beck. </p> <blockquote> <ul> <li>Invitation Rule - Whenever possible, let others contribute to your contributions.</li> <li>Lazy Loading Rule - Contributions are only loaded when they are needed.</li> <li>Safe Platform Rule - As the provider of an extension point, you must protect yourself against misbehavior on the part of extenders.</li> <li>Fair Play Rule - All clients play by the same rules, even me.</li> <li>Explicit Extension Rule - Declare explicitly where a platform can be extended.</li> <li>Diversity Rule - Extension points accept multiple extensions.</li> <li>Good Fences Rule - When passing control outside your code, protect yourself.</li> <li>Explicit API Rule - separate the API from internals.</li> <li>Stability Rule - Once you invite someone to contribute, don?t change the rules.</li> <li>Defensive API Rule - Reveal only the API in which you are confident, but be prepared to reveal more API as clients ask for it.</li> </ul> </blockquote>

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