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Design, Don’t Just Code: Why Ousterhout’s Philosophy Still Matters

A deep dive into the timeless principles behind clean, scalable software design

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Jack
May 29, 2025
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1. Introduction: Why This Book Still Matters

In a world increasingly shaped by AI-generated code and lightning-fast development cycles, it's tempting to believe that good software design is becoming less relevant. After all, if tools like GitHub Copilot or GPT-4 can write working functions on command, do we still need to obsess over structure, naming, or…

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