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xhevahir on June 16, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Just Enough Software Architecture (2010)

"Risk-dependent" would be a much better name for this methodology. (Why are programmers so fond of this "[X]-driven" phrase?)

canadaduane on June 16, 2024 [–]

Personally, I've always thought of "X-driven" as a mechanically derived metaphor. This shaft drives that gear, which drives that wheel, etc. It's a short form for "what is the most powerful mechanism of this complex thought machinery".

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