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“Design documents should be as detailed as possible so that any lowly coder can just type in the code. Specify the high-level details of how objects are related, as well as lower-level details such as the interaction between objects. Be sure to include information on the implementations of methods and notes on their parameters. Don’t forget all the fields of the class. Never deviate from the design, no matter what you discover while writing code.”

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“Design” is an essential step in the development process. ...

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