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    The Zero one or infinity (ZOI) rule is a rule of thumb in software design originated by early computing pioneer Willem van der Poel.[1] It suggests that arbitrary limits on the number of instances of a particular entity should not be allowed. Specifically, an entity should either be forbidden entirely, one should be allowed, or any number (presumably, to the limit of available storage) of them should be allowed. It should not be the software that puts a hard limit on the number of instances of the entity.

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    The Zero one or infinity (ZOI) rule is a rule of thumb in software design originated by early computing pioneer Willem van der Poel.[1] It suggests that arbitrary limits on the number of instances of a particular entity should not be allowed. Specifically, an entity should either be forbidden entirely, one should be allowed, or any number (presumably, to the limit of available storage) of them should be allowed. It should not be the software that puts a hard limit on the number of instances of the entity.

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    The Zero one or infinity (ZOI) rule is a rule of thumb in software design originated by early computing pioneer Willem van der Poel.[1] It suggests that arbitrary limits on the number of instances of a particular entity should not be allowed. Specifically, an entity should either be forbidden entirely, one should be allowed, or any number (presumably, to the limit of available storage) of them should be allowed. It should not be the software that puts a hard limit on the number of instances of the entity.

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    (Redirected from Zero One Innity) The Zero one or innity (ZOI) rule is a rule of thumb in software design [1] originated by early computing pioneer Willem van der Poel. It suggests that arbitrary limits on the number of instances of a particular entity should not be allowed. Specically, an entity should either be forbidden entirely, one should be allowed, or any number (presumably, to the limit of available storage) of them should be allowed. It should not be the software that puts a hard limit on the number of instances of the entity. Examples of this rule may be found in le directories. The top-most directory has zero parent directories. Each subdirectory has exactly one parent directory. Each directory may contain an arbitrary number of les or subdirectories. An example of a violation of this rule is that some operating systems impose a hard limit of [2] 65,536 les in a directory. A similar rule is mentioned in Isaac Asimov's The Gods Themselves where it is asserted: "[T]he number two is ridiculous and can't exist." referring to universes, deities, etc.

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    Computer programming Software engineering List of computer programming topics The Art of Computer Programming

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    1. ^ http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WillemLouisVanDerPoel 2. ^ "UMSDOS-WHY-TO" (http://tldp.org/HOWTO/UMSDOS-HOWTO-9.html) . The Linux Documentation Project. http://tldp.org/HOWTO/UMSDOS-HOWTO-9.html. Retrieved 9 January 2011.

    "Zero-One-Innity Rule" (http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/Z/ZeroOne-Innity-Rule.html) . Jargon File. http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/Z/ZeroOne-Innity-Rule.html. "ZeroOneInnityRule" (http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ZeroOneInnityRule) . C2. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ZeroOneInnityRule. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org

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