Software Design, including: Design By Contract, Systems Design, Top-down And Bottom-up Design, Worse Is Better, Paper Prototyping, Interface Bloat, ... Policy-based Design, Software Design Document

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More info: Software design is a process of problem-solving and planning for a software solution. After the purpose and specifications of software are determined, software developers will design or employ designers to develop a plan for a solution. It includes low-level component and algorithm implementation issues as well as the architectural view.