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Software As She's Developed - Mahemoff's Software Theory for the Here and Now

Here are some of my learning tips and views on software development - patterns, design, and so on. The name, "Software As She's Developed", is a tribute to the most incompetent phrasebook ever, a reminder that software is still an immature discipline grasping for reason. We have a long way to go.

Learning Design Patterns

GoF Patterns: Rapid Learning The GoF patterns (AKA Gang Of Four, Gamma et al.) makes a great reference, but the text isn't organised optimally for pattern newcomers.
GoF Patterns: Real World Metaphors The GoF patterns aren't just about software. For people learning them, it's useful to see how the patterns apply to real-world concepts like social relationships and business activities?

Human-Centered Architecture (HCA) (Usable Architecture)

What's Human-Centered Architecture? Why software architecture is fundamentally a human activity and what we can do about it.
Programmasaurus A specialised thesaurus for writing understable code.
Software, Document Thyself Slides from workshop on self-documenting software at SPA 2005.

Usability (AKA Interaction Design AKA ...)

When Users Are Always Too Busy Right Now

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