Focus on Basics

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Focus on Basics Don't become paralyzed trying to bring about a breakthrough. The possibility usually comes after many modest refactorings. Most of the time is spent making piecemeal improvements, with model insights emerging gradually during each successive refinement. To set the stage for a breakthrough, concentrate on knowledge crunching and cultivating a robust UBIQUITOUS LANGUAGE. Probe for important domain concepts and make them explicit in the model (as discussed in Chapter 9). Refine the design to be suppler (see Chapter 10). Distill the model (see Chapter 15). Push on these more predictable levers, which increase clarity�usually a precursor of breakthroughs. Don't hold back from modest improvements, which gradually deepen the model, even if confined within the same general conceptual framework. Don't be paralyzed by looking too far forward. Just be watchful for the opportunity.

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