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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/overview/goals.rst b/user_guide_src/source/overview/goals.rst deleted file mode 100644 index ac581807f..000000000 --- a/user_guide_src/source/overview/goals.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -############################## -Design and Architectural Goals -############################## - -Our goal for CodeIgniter is maximum performance, capability, and -flexibility in the smallest, lightest possible package. - -To meet this goal we are committed to benchmarking, re-factoring, and -simplifying at every step of the development process, rejecting anything -that doesn't further the stated objective. - -From a technical and architectural standpoint, CodeIgniter was created -with the following objectives: - -- **Dynamic Instantiation.** In CodeIgniter, components are loaded and - routines executed only when requested, rather than globally. No - assumptions are made by the system regarding what may be needed - beyond the minimal core resources, so the system is very light-weight - by default. The events, as triggered by the HTTP request, and the - controllers and views you design will determine what is invoked. -- **Loose Coupling.** Coupling is the degree to which components of a - system rely on each other. The less components depend on each other - the more reusable and flexible the system becomes. Our goal was a - very loosely coupled system. -- **Component Singularity.** Singularity is the degree to which - components have a narrowly focused purpose. In CodeIgniter, each - class and its functions are highly autonomous in order to allow - maximum usefulness. - -CodeIgniter is a dynamically instantiated, loosely coupled system with -high component singularity. It strives for simplicity, flexibility, and -high performance in a small footprint package. |