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title: "Why You Should Start Using CUPID and Not SOLID"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-should-start-using-cupid-and-not-solid-lss1nneh0
source_url: https://dzone.com/articles/why-you-should-start-using-cupid-and-not-solid-to
type: article
source: "DZone"
published: 2022-07-18T21:18:11.990Z
updated: 2022-07-18T21:18:11.989Z
tags: ["general-programming"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 14
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Why You Should Start Using CUPID and Not SOLID

**[DZone](https://daily.dev/sources/dz)** · 3 min read · 14 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

SOLID is an acronym describing the principles of how to write maintainable software. According to Daniel Terhorst-North, originator of Behaviour-Driven Development and Deliberate Discovery, SOLID may even be outdated. North has come up with an alternative that calls for writing simple code.

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**@joemaffei** · 2 upvotes

> If you don’t feel like watching a video, here’s the link to Dan North’s article: https://dannorth.net/2022/02/10/cupid-for-joyful-coding/

**@itsiskandar** · 0 upvotes

> The main reason to start using CUPID instead of SOLID is that CUPID allows for simpler, more maintainable code. North's CUPID principles state that code should be easy to understand, flexible, and scalable. These are all qualities that make code more maintainable and easier to work with.

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