Software Design: Tidy First?

Thinkies

Laughter

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Kent Beck
Aug 15, 2023
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“Many a true word hath been spoken in jest.”
―William Shakespeare, King Lear

The next Thinkie in the language section is Laughter. Come to think of it, it’s not so much a language game as a social game. Whatever, the classification scheme is still evolving.

Pattern: A statement in conversation is followed by nervous laughter.

Transformation: Take the statem…

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