What Is Software Design?

What Is Software Design?
By Jack W. Reeves
Published February 23, 2005

This is Part One of Code As Design: Three Essays by Jack W. Reeves. Click here for the introduction. This essay first appeared in the Fall, 1992 issue of C++ Journal.

Object oriented techniques, and C++ in particular, seem to be taking the software world by storm. Numerous articles and books have appeared describing how to apply the new techniques. In general, the questions of whether O-O techniques are just hype have been replaced by questions of how to get the benefits with the least amount of pain. Object oriented techniques have been around for some time, but this exploding popularity seems a bit unusual. Why the sudden interest?
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What Is Software Design: 13 Years Later

What Is Software Design: 13 Years Later
By Jack W. Reeves
Published February 23, 2005
This is Part Two of Code As Design: Three Essays by Jack W. Reeves. Click here for the introduction.

People have occasionally asked whether I did any follow-on writing to my "What Is Software Design" article. The answer has basically been "No, not really." I want to make it clear that that is not because I forgot about it or otherwise changed my mind. Allow me to offer a bit of explanation.

When the article appeared, I hoped–actually expected–that I would get some type of rebuttal from some sort of industry "expert." I was looking forward to this since part of my reason for writing the article had been hopes of stimulating discussion within the software industry about the overall software development process. Nothing happened.
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Photoshop

http://photoconcept.ru/gallery/lessons/a_retouch/3.html

http://community.livejournal.com/fotoforge/

http://community.livejournal.com/ru_photoshop/

http://allday.ru/2008/07/10/corel_procreate_knockout_20.html

http://arique.livejournal.com/631845.html

Agile SW Development

http://www.amazon.com/Software-Development-Principles-Patterns-Practices/dp/0135974445