Design Principles
StackLab should grow under explicit design constraints.
Simulation over decoration+
Visuals should clarify behavior. Motion and styling should serve understanding, not distract from it.
Tradeoffs over absolutes+
StackLab should explain why a choice depends on context instead of pretending one pattern wins everywhere.
Original explanation over copied content+
The platform can be inspired by books and industry ideas, but the published teaching material must stay original.
Production realism over toy examples+
StackLab should prioritize real systems, meaningful failure cases, and implementation choices that matter in practice.
Modularity over chaos+
New pages, labs, and templates should fit the product map cleanly and remain easy for contributors to understand.
Documentation as infrastructure+
Documentation is part of the system. It should encode decisions and support both human and AI contributors.
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