Comments on "Is design dead?"

Some sceptics may think or say that design is dead, the true about this is nowhere near it. Design has been and will be a fundamental piece in the process of developing software. Without design a software project can’t work because design is essential for making a quality and durable software that is easy to develop and simple to maintain.

Design may not be everything, and probably some projects can be developed effectively without doing so, but it is definitely a good practice that can facilitate the process of software developing and future software maintenance.

Some programming techniques have changed over time, a clear example of this is the Extreme Programming. The change between programming techniques doesn't mean that the fundamental steps of the development process should change. In other words, as long as the actual development process line remains, taking the necessary time to design and think how the software we are going to develop must be built will remain as we know it and will have the huge e importance in the development process it has now a days.

Sometimes taking the necessary time to make a proper design can become boring, but as a long term investment of time it is definitely worth it. Doing proper designs can save hundreds of hours in computer programming time and development, tests and post project fazes.

Other important practices when designing a software project, is not to forget to make diagrams such as UML diagrams and using the re factoring techniques, to avoid spending time in unnecessary steps that can easily be avoided if using the proper design practices.

These things all together, when done in the right way, will reflect in a good software which is easy to modify is needed and will help to put in practice the experience of previous design methods.