Anemic vs. Rich Domain Model
Yet another controversial topic in the world of software development. Should you choose one over the other? But hold your horses for a minute: what
Category: Software Design
Discussions about software design in general. Patterns and best practices.
The Essence of Great Software
What makes software great? Is it enough for software to merely work? What does it mean for software to “work”? So long as it meets
Good code is not subjective
A spectre is haunting the software industry – the spectre of maintainable code. Everyone of us has probably encountered shoddy code in our career as
Big vs. Small Methods
It seems like the common argument for this problem is that it’s a matter of taste whether methods should be small or big. I’d say
Software Design is not Product Design
I’ve talked about one aspect of this topic before, where I discussed the common argument that software design takes too much time to be of
Code isn’t just code – it’s knowledge
Ever since I started reading about software design and while I have been practicing what I’ve been taught, I have begun to see a pattern
How does bad code slow us down?
Maybe you’ve come across a lot of people talking about how we should write clean code, how code should be easy to maintain, or how
What is an implementation detail anyway?
I think knowing what implementation details are and how to properly isolate them is one of the important components of writing maintainable code. However, if
We don’t have time for software design
Yes, that is a common argument I’ve heard pretty much everywhere as soon as I’ve mentioned the need for refactoring code in the name of