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Up-front Design

July/August 2008 (vol. 25 no. 4)

pp. 12-13

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	Rebecca J. Wirfs-Brock, "Up-front Design," IEEE Software, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 12-13, July/August, 2008.

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	@article{ 10.1109/MS.2008.104, author = {Rebecca J. Wirfs-Brock}, title = {Up-front Design}, journal ={IEEE Software}, volume = {25}, number = {4}, issn = {0740-7459}, year = {2008}, pages = {12-13}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2008.104}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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Rebecca J. Wirfs-Brock, Wirfs-Brock Associates

DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2008.104

There can be significant benefits in thinking through a design until you get it "right enough" before launching into a major development effort. For such up-front design to be effective, you must develop a design rhythm that balances thinking, learning, and doing.

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up-front design, software development

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Rebecca J. Wirfs-Brock, "Up-front Design," IEEE Software, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 12-13, July/Aug. 2008, doi:10.1109/MS.2008.104

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