Shape of System Structure: Engineering for Bounded Cognition
An exploration of the importance of system structure in engineering and strategies for bounded cognition.
Software is read more than it is written, and changes should minimize cognitive load on engineers to ensure correctness. Building the system structure correctly reduces human error, allowing engineers to focus on necessary information for making changes while improving system security. Each tenet addresses specific failures and poses questions for engineers to consider during edits.
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