software-design-philosophy

Name: software-design-philosophy
Author: hotopla5976

A software design philosophy guide based on John Ousterhout's "A Philosophy of Software Design." Use it for code reviews, architecture discussions, API design, and module decomposition, triggering when the user mentions "code is too complex," "how to split modules," or "interface."

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A Philosophy of Software Design — Distilled Guide

Source: John Ousterhout, A Philosophy of Software Design Central thesis: The core challenge of software design is managing complexity.

I. Complexity: Know the Enemy

Definition

Complexity is anything related to the structure of a software system that makes it hard to understand and modify. Complexity is not the same as system size — a small system can be complex, and a large well-designed system can be manageable.

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