Software Design: Tidy First?

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Thinkie: But If You Could...

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Kent Beck
Aug 06, 2024
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Pattern: Someone is stuck trying to make progress. They fantasize about what would be required to get unstuck.

Transformation: You respond with, “But what if you could <do whatever they just said>…”

This Thinkie is similar, now that I write out, to Laughter. They are based on the same premise—people often know exactly what to do but they prevent themselve…

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