Software Design: Tidy First?

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Thinkie: Upside/Downside

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Kent Beck
Mar 19, 2024
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Pattern: you’re faced with an evenly-balanced decision

Transformation: list the upside & downside consequences of the decision. Upside & no downside? Do it.

I know this one sounds trite, but stay with me. When I’m facing a decision, even something as trivial as “should I post this”, I can get so wrapped up in the details of the decision & the expectations…

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