Software Design: Tidy First?

Augmented Coding: Coached by the Genie

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Kent Beck
Jun 11, 2025
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When things improve, that’s great. When things improving increases the rate of improvement, that’s a revolution. I’m always on the lookout for a positive second derivative. Genies are there.

(Caveat: Genies are still subject to natural law. There’s a reinforcing loop driving improvement & eventually an inhibiting loop preventing further improvement, an a…

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