Process-First Design: Standardizing Software Design Around Actions, Not Entities
By
Sergiy Yevtushenko
Summary
This article introduces "Process-First Design," a software design philosophy arguing that the fundamental unit of design should be the process (what software does) rather than the entity (what software is). It notes that while chips, languages, protocols, and deployment have been standardized, software design remains an unstandardized craft where the same business problem yields different structures across teams. The article presents evidence that this standardization is quietly happening anyway.
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bskyProcess-First Design: Standardizing Software Design Around Actions, Not Entitiesleanpub.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSoftware design is the last craft in the building.
The unit of design is the process, not the entity.
What the software does, not what it is.
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