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Has Design Become Obsolete?

by Karl E. Wiegers

Recently, I've observed yet another disturbing trend in the software industry. The various groups I work with exhibit considerable interest in requirements and coding, but the word "design" rarely comes up. I often ask seminar audiences how they do software design. The response is usually an awkward silence. Then someone hesitantly says, "We mostly write text descriptions of our designs," or "We all draw whatever kinds of pictures we feel like."

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Has Design Become Obsolete? 26 May 1999

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