Software Design: Tidy First?

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Thinkie: Sensitivity Analysis

Figuring out what matters

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Kent Beck
Jun 04, 2024
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Pattern: you need to tune the operation of a system with many inputs. Which dial to twist or lever to pull?

Transformation: pick an input that seems to matter. Vary it (in a model if possible). See if the output changes. If not, let it go.

My recent post on my motivation for writing Tidy Together? is an example of Sensitivity Analysis. I’m discouraged by …

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