Software Design: Tidy First?

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Thinkie Nash Equilibrium
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Thinkie Nash Equilibrium

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Kent Beck
Feb 11, 2025
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Pattern: Two or more parties are stuck in a dysfunctional relationship but everyone refuses to change.

Transformation: Take a step back & show the whole dynamic to all parties.

These kinds of change-encouraging Thinkies are fraught. People don’t make rational choices. I still tend to assume they do, leaving me baffled most of the time. However, it’s just …

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