Software Design: Tidy First?

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Features & Design: Both Essential & Yet Mutually Exclusive

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I got great feedback that the previous version of this chapter relied too heavily on analogies. Here it is written in a more straightforward style. If you’re an executive, does this work better for you? If you’re not, would you feel better handing this to an executive?

Distinguish between 2 kinds of programming:

  • Programming that results in an externally-v…

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