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A Quick Recap

In this chapter, we've:

• Discussed the reasons why software is produced the way it is today.

• Examined the changing trends in software design.

• Learned about both the traditional and innovative methods by which programming is taught.

• Discovered why bug patterns are important to modern-language programmers and designers.

In Chapter 2 we'll look at how to define the concept of a bug, explain why a specification is crucial for controlling software bugs, understand the differences between a specification and an implementation, use stories and unit tests when developing specifications, and introduce cost-effective means for developing specifications.