Principles for Better Design

Lecture given from course professor

Simplicity - Keep it simple stupid

Ask : Is it the simplest possible design I can think of?

Incremental Improvement

Ask : Do I need all these components right now?
Good design = 'discover your design'

No Premature Optimization

Ask : If I don't optimize, does the project fail? Don't fall into the temptation of optimization

Always consider the fundamental idea of Computational Thinking (very important)

divide and conuquer
inductive definition
seperation of concern
composibility
abstraction
data representation