Signs of a #leanstartup in the Etherpad source code

I’ve recently been playing around with Etherpad, which was generously open-sourced by Google after they acquired AppJet. It is a fantastic piece of work, and I’ve enjoyed exploring the source code and brainstorming new applications for the technology.

My favorite find, so far, is in the billing controller:

I read this as a sign of a Lean Startup in action.