ground-elegancelisted

Sensing resistance. The "push back" instinct when code feels forced.
attac-t/the-foundry · ★ 1 · AI & Automation · score 55

Install: claude install-skill attac-t/the-foundry

# Skill: Elegance > "If it feels hard, you're fighting the abstraction." ## The Standard - **Inevitable**: Code should look like it couldn't be any other way. - **Boring**: Novelty is for features, not architecture. - **Flat**: Nested conditionals are a smell. Return early. ## The Check Stop and rethink if: - Naming is hard (can't find a verb+noun that fits) - Glue code appears (adapters just to make things talk) - Comments explain *why* it's complicated - Edge cases keep multiplying ## The Protocol If resistance is felt: 1. **STOP**. Do not push through. 2. **Propagate**: Solve one layer up? 3. **Simplify**: Delete half the requirements? 4. **Research**: Has someone solved this elegantly? ## Real-World Examples See [examples.md](examples.md).