Software Design: Tidy First?

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Software Design: Tidy First?
The Threat of Incremental Delivery
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The Threat of Incremental Delivery

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“That looks great! We’ll ship it!”
“No, it’s just a mockup.”
“It’s almost done. How hard can it be?”

“Kent”

“We got this demo done in a week, but to finish it will take…”
”If you can get this much done in a week, why isn’t it finished?”

“Kent!”

“We can do anything, but we can’t do everything at once. What part would you like first?”
”If it’s not all finished a…

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