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software-design-for-flexibility_how-to-avoid-programming-yourself-into-a-corner_hanson_sussman
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Christopher P. Hanson, Gerald J. Sussman
Publication date
2021-03-09
Usage<br>Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Topics<br>software engineering, software architecture, software design, scalability, computer science, lisp, scheme
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programming_books; folkscanomy_computer; folkscanomy
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English
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276.6M
https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/software-design-flexibility
Summary
Strategies for building systems that can be adapted for new situations with only minor programming modifications.<br>Time<br>pressures encourage programmers to write code that works well for a<br>narrow purpose, with no room to grow. But the best systems are<br>evolvable; they can be adapted for new situations by adding code, rather<br>than changing the existing code. The authors describe techniques they<br>have found effective—over their combined 100-plus years of programming<br>experience—that will help programmers avoid programming themselves into<br>corners.<br>The authors explore ways to enhance flexibility by:•<br>Organizing systems using...