Software Design: Tidy First?

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Kent Beck
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Thanks to

Jay Bazuzi
for pointing out this Thinkie. This stretches the scope of Thinkies a bit. It’s almost like self-help or inter-personal advice. However, I store these techniques in the same box as the rest of my Thinkies, so I think it belongs. Thoughts?

Pattern: You are locked in an argument & you want progress.

Transformation: Pause & make a list of everythi…

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