# Evolution Principles

> The rules governing how a system changes over time — no backward-compat cruft, no deprecation debt, no legacy retention, no 'for now'.

Record: `algo:evolution-principles`
Kind: Architectural Clusters
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/algorithms#algo-evolution-principles
Closure: https://banes-lab.com/json/records/algo/evolution-principles/closure

## composed-by

- [Forward Compatibility Over Backward Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-backward-compat.md)
- [Explicit Removal Over Deprecation](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-deprecation.md)
- [Greenfield Over Legacy](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-legacy.md)
- [Now Over For-Now](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-for-now.md)
- [Compression Over Repetition](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-uncompressed.md)
- [Approved Evolution Over Unapproved](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-unapproved.md)
- [Versioned Evolution Over Breaking Change](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-breaking-change.md)
- [Pattern By Fit Over Speculative Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-speculative-pattern.md)