Why We Should Build Software Like We Build Houses http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Architects draw detailed plans before a brick is laid or a nail is hammered. But few programmers write even a rough sketch of what their programs will do before they start coding. Some may argue that the analogy between specifications and blueprints is flawed because programs aren?t like buildings: Tearing down walls is hard but changing code is easy. But changing code is hard ? especially if we don?t want to introduce bugs.



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