Comments on: In 10 words or less, what is software design to you? http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/ Russell Wilson's blog on Web Design and Engineering Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:18:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: PI http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 PI Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:16:48 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1841 Making the computer do what you want. Making the computer do what you want.

]]> By: ashish_chawla http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1456 ashish_chawla Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:12:35 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1456 its transforming businesses with the dance of fingers its transforming businesses with the dance of fingers

]]> By: Bree http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1414 Bree Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:09:06 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1414 Software design is a game where you try to improve upon pencil & paper Software design is a game where you try to improve upon pencil & paper

]]> By: James Weddle http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 James Weddle Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:26:53 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1284 making the virtual real making the virtual real

]]> By: Harwell Thrasher http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Harwell Thrasher Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:28:59 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1206 Software design is ... creating a simple and elegant tool that improves someone's life Software design is … creating a simple and elegant tool that improves someone's life

]]> By: Ian Cottam http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Ian Cottam Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:37:10 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1202 Transforming the abstract into the executable. -Ian Transforming the abstract into the executable.
-Ian

]]> By: John Fuex http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 John Fuex Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:58 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1196 Create a system model, abstract it to the user model. Create a system model, abstract it to the user model.

]]> By: Alan Jackson http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Alan Jackson Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:07:39 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1194 Making the computer do what you want. Making the computer do what you want.

]]> By: Allan http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1174 Allan Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:50:39 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1174 Software design is ... trying to extend elegance into n-dimensions. (Those dimensions are typically structure, simplicity, flexibility, functionality, neatness, robustness, cost, etc.) I was reading some stuff the other day on "string theory" and cosmology where scientists were talking about an infinite number of parallel universes. In one universe, your swerve to avoid the deer is successful, in another, it is not. Maybe in some universe, your software design is simple but not flexible. So I'll offer another definition: Software design is ... making sure you are in the proper universe. Software design is … trying to extend elegance into n-dimensions.

(Those dimensions are typically structure, simplicity, flexibility, functionality, neatness, robustness, cost, etc.)

I was reading some stuff the other day on "string theory" and cosmology where scientists were talking about an infinite number of parallel universes. In one universe, your swerve to avoid the deer is successful, in another, it is not. Maybe in some universe, your software design is simple but not flexible. So I'll offer another definition:

Software design is … making sure you are in the proper universe.

]]> By: Tim http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 Tim Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:27:09 +0000 http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/#comment-1167 Crafting a well-engineered software solution to a user's problem. Crafting a well-engineered software solution to a user's problem.

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