The Eric Normand Podcast

Has software design taken a wrong turn?

Mar 22, 2021
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Software Design Focuses on Maintainability

  • Software design is about arranging code to make it easier to maintain and adapt when requirements change.
  • This includes decisions on module boundaries and code placement to improve maintainability.
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Stratified Design Simplifies Changes

  • Stratified design layers code to handle complexity by building abstractions on each other.
  • Changes in requirements affect only the relevant layers, improving change management.
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Design Should Express Domain Accurately

  • Good software design should focus on representing the domain accurately in code.
  • This reduces corner cases where domain concepts don't map well to code, improving expressiveness.
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