Memes with the Watson keyword “software design”

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Peter Norvig: How Well Does the Program Run When it Isn't Running?

And think about failure modes—I remember one of the great lessons I got about programming was when I showed up at the airport at Heathrow, and there was a power failure and none of the computers were working. But my plane was on time. Somehow they had gotten print-outs of all the flights. 1 don't know where—there must…

Apr 21, 2011 1

programming
software
unit testing

ReFactoring: Kill Your Darlings

In software design, when you find yourself feeling particularly proud of a neat little bit of design or code, stop and ask yourself how someone who didn't give birth to it will regard it. If it turns out to be overwrought or too slick for the need, you should probably kill your darling and replace it with an ordinary…

Jan 3, 2011 1 2

programming
refactoring