Software Design: Tidy First?

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Surprise Factory--Coupling: Why Software Costs So Damn Much
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Surprise Factory--Coupling: Why Software Costs So Damn Much

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Kent Beck
Mar 21, 2024
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Thank you all for the feedback on the previous chapter. I think the result is much improved. This week we have the technical meat of the briefing—coupling. Should the gears analogy be up front or where it is?

Why does software, seemingly straightforward at the outset, morph into a financial black hole as it accumulates mass? The initial development cost,…

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