Automated testing treats risk
By encoding and preserving knowledge, test code directly reduces uncertainty by completing information about objectives.
Topic
Software
A collection of 8 issues
The ultimate value of software design
The value of software design lies in its adaptability, balancing current functionality with a structure for future growth. Effective design manages complexity, reduces costs, and ensures software evolves with changing needs, making it a strategic asset in unpredictable environments.
Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a tool of learning
It is an efficient learning workflow that conserves our cognitive resources and mitigates the illusions of knowing, which ironically limits its adoption.
Understanding Value Object
What it is, when to use it, and how to model it effectively.
Software development is about capturing and encoding knowledge
Before knowledge can be encoded into software, it must first be acquired. Since capturing knowledge is essentially learning, software development is primarily a learning process.
Identity in software design
Uniqueness, sameness, relative identity, and sortals offer a clearer mental model for guiding the design decisions involved.
Software is always a liability, the true asset is the knowledge it encodes
The difference between naive and savvy software lies in the knowledge they contain.
Software is a medium for storing executable knowledge
Software is a byproduct, rather than a product. Suppliers often overlook this perspective, resulting in naive software.
