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http://unspace.ca/blog/duck-programming/ Configuring a software system without actually using programming tools of languages. It programs the system by design. It is called 'duck' programming based on the saying “If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.” It only uses established database systems by updating rules instead of code. However, any mistakes run into are put upon the user, because the program "works according to design". There are no safeguards or recoveries from disaster. More responsibility is put in the hands of the user, with the freedom to make changes or update systems without going in and reprogramming, or spend money on expensive programmers and utilities. "Problem exists between the keyboard and chair"