Software Design: Tidy First?

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Introduction to part 3 of Tidy Together

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Kent Beck
Jul 21, 2025
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In Tidy First?, I introduced you to the theoretical foundations of software design. We explored how software creates value through both behavior (what it does) and structure (how it's organized). We saw how coupling drives cost through Constantine's Equivalence: cost(software) ≈ cost(change) ≈ cost(big changes) ≈ coupling. We discovered that structure c…

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