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Continuous Design
01 Jan, 2004
Continuous design is the process of using refactoring to continuously improve a program's design. In this article for Martin Fowler's IEEE Software "Design" column, I discuss my experiences with continuous design, particularly with seemingly difficult scenarios such as internationalization and transactions. (Article hosted on Martin Fowler's website.)