Composing Software: An Introduction
Composition: “The act of combining parts or elements to form a whole.” ~ Dictionary.com
In my first high school programming class, I was instructed that software development is “the act of breaking a complex problem down into smaller problems, and composing simple solutions to form a complete solution to the complex problem.”
One of my biggest regrets in life is that I failed to understand the significance of that lesson early on. I learned the essence of software design far too late in life.
I have interviewed hundreds of developers. What I’ve learned from those sessions is that I’m not alone. Very few working software developers have a good grasp on the essence of software development. They aren’t aware ...
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