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Software Design: Tidy First?

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Kent Beck · 2026-06-23 · via Software Design: Tidy First?

On the failure of analogy as a communication device

When I had dogs if I pointed at something interesting they would just stare at my finger. No amount of gesturing or yelling would redirect their attention. I’m starting to feel like that.

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I’ve always depended on analogy to communicate. Analogies like “XP is driving” have helped get my point across in ways that a bald statement of facts didn’t se…

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