The other day I was watching a presentation about domain driven design. I was very happy to see this because the speaker was introducing the audience to one of the … Continue reading Better collaboration through precise language
Category: Software design
There’s no “best” way to present information
Thinking about other people’s point of view is an incredibly useful skill. User research takes this a bit further, because it requires (shock!) actually speaking to other people. But even … Continue reading There’s no “best” way to present information
Considering the quality of an architecture
The head of a company recently asked me about the quality of their software architecture. He didn’t have a technical background, and was concerned that his technology team was producing … Continue reading Considering the quality of an architecture
The importance of a common language
A long time ago I co-authored an article with Mat Wall about the value we found from domain-driven design (DDD). That is a way of capturing in software the concepts … Continue reading The importance of a common language
Literate programming part 4: Closing thoughts
This is the last in my four-part literate programming series: What is it? Problems and challenges Modern variants Closing thoughts (the rest of this article) As I’ve developed my understanding … Continue reading Literate programming part 4: Closing thoughts
Literate programming part 3: Modern variants
Literate programming (LP) hasn’t taken off, despite its promises to developers. After my previous posts understanding literate progamming itself and looking at some possible challenges and problems, in this post … Continue reading Literate programming part 3: Modern variants
Literate programming, part 2: Problems and challenges
In part 1 of this series I looked at the promise of literate programming (LP), created by Donald Knuth. It seems to be a fairly simple idea to promote good … Continue reading Literate programming, part 2: Problems and challenges
Literate programming part 1: What is it?
Previously I’ve written about Niels Malotaux’s drive for zero defects. One of his principles (and the IBM Clean Room approach) is that any failure, such the as the discovery of … Continue reading Literate programming part 1: What is it?
Requirements are entangled with design
The other day I was having a conversation with someone about requirements and software design. We had a description for a small system, and I was saying “this is the … Continue reading Requirements are entangled with design
If you need an FAQ you’ve done it wrong
One thing I often say to people I work with is, “If you need an FAQ you’ve done it wrong.” This idea stems from a blog post I read ages … Continue reading If you need an FAQ you’ve done it wrong
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